accessible
Etymology
First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”)
adj
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Easy of access or approach. an accessible town or mountain -
(specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities. an accessible websiteaccessible public transport -
(of a person) Easy to get along with. -
(followed by to) Open to the influence of. Minds accessible to reason. 1890, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of Herodotus -
Obtainable; to be got at. -
(art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated. But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk. 2015, Rose Bretécher, Pure -
Capable of being used or seen.
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