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accessory

/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
ac-ces-so-ry
IPA
/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.

adj

Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.

adj

Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

adj

Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional.

noun

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.

noun

An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.

noun

A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.

noun

Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kezdō Latin cēdō Latin accēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin accessor Latin -ius Medieval Latin accessōriusbor. English accessory From Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accessor (“helper, subordinate”), from accessus. Compare access, from same root.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/
  • British English: /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

more accessory (comparative) most accessory (superlative) accessary (alternative) accessories (plural)

Derived Forms

accessorial accessorily accessoriness accessorist accessorize accessoryless accessoryship nonaccessory sexcessory unaccessory vagoaccessory

Phrases

accessory after the fact accessory battery accessory before the fact accessory breathing accessory cloud accessory equipment accessory fruit accessory gonadal structure

Frequently Paired Words

principal

Synonyms

accompanying contributory auxiliary subsidiary subservient additional acceding accompaniment addition attachment supplement abettor

Homonyms

accessary

Questions

How do you pronounce accessory?
The recorded pronunciation is /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/.
What does accessory mean?
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
Where does accessory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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