inaccessibility
- noun
- /ˌɪnəˌsɛsəˈbɪlɪti/
- The inaccessibility of the mountain trail made it difficult for hikers to reach the summit.
- relative inaccessibility
- inaccessibility of regions
- growing inaccessibility
Examples
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Unfortunately, the inaccessibility of the subject matter means only a few brave movie-watchers will ever know.
Blog text (29) -
Is it inevitable that arts education will be forever branded with "imbalance, inconsistency, and inaccessibility"?
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Even then, such a facility may see limited use because of distance and inaccessibility.
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The organizations attempted to select zones with high health needs, though inaccessibility due to insecurity was often a problem.
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Participants may not have fully represented the community because of seasonal housing closures and the inaccessibility of some gated communities.
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Due to inaccessibility, Eliot's readership overlooked a significant portion of her writing for more than a century.
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Yet the inaccessibility of one's innermost experience to outsiders is repeatedly remarked upon by the characters themselves.
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The relative inaccessibility of the continent's interior and the difficulty of photographing in humid climates were probable factors.
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His illness highlighted the inaccessibility of necessary medical care in remote areas.
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Many communities suffer from the inaccessibility of reliable public transportation services.
Synonyms
The state of not being there or ready when someone needs it
Being impossible to go through, like thick walls or heavy fog
A situation where a road or path cannot be crossed
A state of not being able to reach or get something
The state of being impossible to reach or get
Antonyms
How Accessible
Surface Forms
Morphology
inaccessibility = inaccessible (transparent) = in + access + ible + ity
This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'inaccessible', meaning the state or quality of being inaccessible.
Etymology
The word inaccessibility is made from in- 'not' and access 'a way in', like in the word accessible. So, it means 'the state of not having a way in', which is why we use it for things that are hard or impossible to reach.