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accessible

accessible

45 3.4
A text or idea easy to understand
  • adjective
  • /əkˈsɛsəbl/
translation icon : accesible
  • The book is written in a way that makes it accessible to young readers.
  • make accessible
  • accessible language
  • easily accessible

The emotions are so accessible and the character is so clear.

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Examples

  • So for you, what's the key to making Shakespeare alive and accessible?

  • Students love to see their work in print and accessible to many.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It's about making it accessible as a community in schools.

  • We make it accessible and clear and effective.

  • I think they always wanted kind of something more accessible, but this is what they got.

  • Calling on your school library can help make your music materials more accessible to all students.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It truly makes art accessible to more people throughout the world.

  • But for me, for, like, now, the real challenge is in actually articulating this stuff in a way that is accessible for people.

  • And so I highly recommend pottery as an accessible form of art and self-expression.

  • This has got to be a cookbook that makes French cooking accessible to Americans who do not have cooks.

Synonyms

understandable
vsaccessible
171 1.6

Clear and easy to see what it means or why someone feels that way

also implies broad appeal and suitability for readers without specialist skills
easy to understand
vsaccessible
27 1.0

Simple and clear so most people can know what it means quickly

adds the idea of being suitable and enjoyable for many nonexperts
comprehensible
vsaccessible
11 3.7

Easy to understand

includes that clarity but stresses wide appeal to general nontechnical audiences
intelligible
vsaccessible
8 4.4

Easy to hear and understand

goes beyond clarity to ensure wide usability and appreciation by most people
digestible
vsaccessible
4 3.9

Easy to understand and remember

focuses more on wide public readability and appreciation than only easy absorption
approachable
vsaccessible
3 3.6

Easy for beginners to understand and not difficult to follow

reaches most people and lets those without specialist knowledge enjoy or use it
graspable
vsaccessible
1 3.8

Easy to understand or learn

stresses broad public suitability rather than only cognitive ease
decipherable
vsaccessible
1 3.7

Easy to read or understand

is more about general readability and nontechnical appeal than just solvability
apprehensible
vsaccessible
1 7.5

Most people can understand it easily

adds the sense of being welcoming and usable for nonexperts
comprehendible
vsaccessible
3.7

Easy to understand

emphasizes not just understanding but being readable and enjoyable for many people
decodable
vsaccessible
4.0

Easy to read because words use regular letter sounds

is broader, covering general ease and appeal for ordinary readers

Antonyms

Difficult or impossible to understand

Compounds

machine-accessible
  • Specialized
5.9

Able to be read or used by a computer

How Understandable

clear
1.0
accessible
45 3.4
difficult
1.6

Surface Forms

accessible positive
accessibler comparative
accessiblest superlative

Morphology

accessible = access (semi-transparent) = access + ible

Meaning is a figurative extension ('able to be accessed mentally' = easy to understand) rather than the concrete physical sense, so learners may need context to infer it.

Etymology

Accessible comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and cedere 'go', the same idea behind the word access. So when something is accessible, you can easily 'get to' its ideas or enjoy it, which is why it means easy to understand or use.