accessible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective capable of being reached
    • a town accessible by rail
  2. adjective satellite capable of being read with comprehension
    approachable.
    • readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
    • the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels
  3. adjective satellite easily obtained
    • most students now have computers accessible
    • accessible money
  4. adjective satellite easy to get along with or talk to; friendly
    • an accessible and genial man

WordNet


Ac*cess"i*ble adjective
Etymology
L. accessibilis, fr. accedere: cf. F. accessible. See Accede.
Definitions
  1. Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.
  2. Open to the influence of; -- with to. "Minds accessible to reason." Macaulay.
  3. Obtainable; to be got at.
    The best information . . . at present accessible. Macaulay.

Webster 1913