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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Easily approached or entered.
  2. adj. Easily obtained: accessible money.
  3. adj. Easy to talk to or get along with: an accessible manager.
  4. adj. Easily swayed or influenced: accessible to flattery.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Capable of being approached or reached; easy of access; approachable; attainable: as, an accessible town or mountain; the place is accessible by a concealed path.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Easy of access or approach; approachable.
  2. adj. Of a person, easy to approach; approachable.
  3. adj. Open to the influence of.
  4. adj. Obtainable; to be got at.
  5. adj. Easily understood.
  6. adj. Easy of access or approach; approachable.
  7. adj. Of a person, easy to approach; approachable.
  8. adj. Open to the influence of.
  9. adj. Obtainable; to be got at.
  10. adj. Easily understood.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Easy of access or approach; approachable.
  2. adj. Open to the influence of; -- with to.
  3. adj. Obtainable; to be got at.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. easy to get along with or talk to; friendly.
  2. adj. easily obtained
  3. adj. capable of being read with comprehension
  4. adj. capable of being reached

Examples

  • “The original report will remain accessible from the link on the sidebar.”

    PDF report available

  • “But they do give the candidates a chance to be -- Paul used the term accessible in the last segment -- much more accessible, much more up close to voters.”

    CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2007

  • “I think my poems are slightly underrated by the word 'accessible,'" he tells NPR's Neal Conan.”

    NPR Topics: News

  • “She attributed her strong sales to what she dubs accessible price points.”

    All Stories | The New York Observer

  • “Your definition of "accessible" is different than mine.”

    Decorate Like Wright

  • “These notes are accessible from a computer via USB, so here is a handy way of extracting text from a book on a Kindle for quoting in a computer file.”

    16 posts from March 2010

  • “SAFMA Maldives also reiterates that it is not necessary that all media organizations share the same opinions and editorial policies, and believe that the public should be able to formulate its own opinion based on the different viewpoints and information accessible from the various media, and call on the Government, political parties and the general public to respect journalists working to acquire true information in order to carry out a public service.”

    Global Voices in English » Maldives: Journalists at Risk

  • “Will the new rules ensure that the costs of credit remain accessible for businesses and individuals to meet their financing needs?”

    The Huffington Post: Tim Ryan: Regulators Must Get Rules of the Road Right

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