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From Medieval Latin ''accessōrius'', from Latin ''accessor'' ("helper, subordinate"), from ''accessus''. Compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/access access], from the same root. | From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accessorius#Latin Medieval Latin] ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accessorius#Latin accessōrius]'', from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wiki/Appendix:Latin Latin] ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accessor#Latin accessor]'' ("helper, subordinate"), from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accessus#Latin accessus]''. Compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/access access], from the same [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Latin_roots root]. | ||
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'''accessory''' (''plural'' '''accessories''') | |||
[[File:AccessoryBlissymbol.png|right|thumb|250px|Blissymbol for ''accessory'' (thing + plus + clothing: something added to one's clothing), [https://www.blissymbolics.org/ Blissymbolics Communication International], CC BY-SA 4.0.]] | |||
# Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attachment attachment]. | # Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attachment attachment]. | ||
#: ''the accessories of a mobile phone'' | #: ''the accessories of a mobile phone'' | ||
# (''fashion'') An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves. | # (''fashion'') An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves. | ||
# (''legal'') A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator. | # (''legal'') A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator. | ||
#: ''She was an '''accessory''' to the murder because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.'' | #: ''She was an '''accessory''' to the murder because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.'' | ||
# (''art'') Something in a work of art without being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indispensably indispensably] necessary, for example solely ornamental parts. | # (''art'') Something in a work of art without being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indispensably indispensably] necessary, for example solely ornamental parts. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:54, 23 April 2026
English
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[edit | edit source]Transliteration Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- Katakana: アクセサリー (akusesarī)
- Hangul: 액세서리 (aek-se-seo-ri)
- Anglo-Saxon Runes: ᚪᚳᛋᛖᛋᚪᚱᛁ (ə-k-s-e-s-ə-r-i) / ᚫᚳᛋᛖᛋᚪᚱᛁ (æ-k-s-e-s-ə-r-i)
Etymology 1
[edit | edit source]From Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accessor ("helper, subordinate"), from accessus. Compare access, from the same root.
Adjective
[edit | edit source]accessory (comparative more accessory, superlative most accessory)
- Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. (from 1550s)
- (legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
- (medicine, biology) Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional.
Etymology 2
[edit | edit source]From Middle English accessorie, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accessor ("helper, subordinate"), from accessus. Compare access, from the same root.
Noun
[edit | edit source]accessory (plural accessories)
- Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
- the accessories of a mobile phone
- (fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
- (legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
- She was an accessory to the murder because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.
- (art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.