accessibility
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accessibility
- /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ US
- [əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] US
Where it comes from
From accessible + -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.
noun accessibilities
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The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.
Opposite: inaccessibility
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Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The purpose of this study is to measure West Virginia University's website accessibility for students and users who are blind or visually impaired and compare that measurement to the measurement of other websites of […]
Similar: a11y
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: availability, availableness, handiness, approachability, reachability, available, access, entry, convenient, practicality, willingness, affordable, assistive, proximity, reach, approachable
Translations
Every language
noun the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
| Español | accesibilidad |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सुगमता sugamtā |
| Kiswahili | ufikiaji |
| Português | acessibilidade |
| Français | accessibilité |
| Deutsch | Zugänglichkeit, Barrierefreiheit, Erreichbarkeit |
| Italiano | accessibilità |
| Русский | доступность dostupnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | (tính) tiếp cận, khả năng tiếp cận |
| עברית | נְגִישׁוּת n'gishút, הַנְגָּשָׁה hangashá |
noun feature that increases software usability
| 中文 | 無障礙 /无障碍 wú zhàng'ài |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सुगमता sugamtā |
| Kiswahili | ufikiaji |
| Português | acessibilidade |
| Deutsch | Barrierefreiheit |
| Русский | специальные возможности specialʹnyje vozmožnosti |
| Tiếng Việt | trợ năng |
Talk about this word "accessibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accessibility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accessibility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accessibility "accessibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accessibility.Cite this
@misc{accessibility_2026,
title = {accessibility},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accessibility},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
