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accessible

accessible

20 3.9
A person who is easy to talk to and friendly
  • adjective
  • /əkˈsɛsəbl/
translation icon : accesible
  • And I feel like you make yourself so accessible to your fans on TikTok.
  • more accessible
  • easily accessible
  • teachers are accessible

You know, I think I'm never, I've always been quite accessible.

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Examples

  • Chris was always very accessible and appreciated by his colleagues.

  • Think tank outputs are most used by policymakers who need accessible, concise information quickly.

    Blog text (13)
  • Walking around the room and being easily accessible create a comfortable learning environment.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Doctor King was really humble so that he was accessible to everybody.

  • The teacher is accessible continually during the project method of learning.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Officers work at local schools and park districts and are accessible and active members of community and neighborhood groups.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The social worker remains accessible for consultation and to help resolve problems.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Students noted administrators and teachers in their schools who did tangible things to make themselves accessible to students.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I took his weekend seminar and his energy was delightful, just playful, fun, really accessible, super smart.

  • The manager was very accessible, always willing to listen to employee concerns.

Synonyms

approachable
vsaccessible
15 3.4

Friendly and easy to talk to so people feel comfortable

is broader showing general friendliness and openness to contact
conversable
vsaccessible
6.9

A person who is friendly and easy to talk to

is more about general friendliness than the willingness to talk

Antonyms

Not friendly and hard to talk to so people avoid them

Compounds

machine-accessible
  • Specialized
5.9

Able to be read or used by a computer

How Approachable

friendly
773 1.0
approachable
15 3.4
accessible
20 3.9
reserved
3.7

Surface Forms

accessible positive
accessibler comparative
accessiblest superlative

Morphology

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

The 'approachable/personable' sense is an extended, interpersonal use of 'access' (able to be approached), so it's recognizable but figurative.

Etymology

Accessible comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and cedere 'go', which gives the picture of 'going to' someone. That is why an accessible person is easy to approach, talk to, or get along with.