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accessibility

/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/US/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/

accessibility noun: the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.

Noun

accessibility (usually uncountable, plural accessibilities)

  1. (usually) 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.2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57
    Antonyms:
    inaccessibility
  2. (usually) 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 […]2007, Accessibility of WVU Websites for Individuals with Vision Impairments, ProQuest, →ISBN, page 4
    Synonyms:
    a11y

accessibility meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

accessibility in Hindi

the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
सुगमता sugamtā
feature that increases software usability
सुगमता sugamtā

accessibility in Tamil

அணுக இயலுந்தன்மை, அணுக உரிமை, அணுகுதல், எளிவரல், காட்சிக்கு எளிமை, அணுகல் தரம்

accessibility in Marathi

प्रवेशयोग्यता
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accessibility in Bengali
অভিগম্যতা, প্রবেশযোগ্যতা
accessibility in Malayalam
പ്രാപ്യത, ലഭ്യത
accessibility in Kannada
ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ನಿಲುಕುವಿಕೆ, ಲಭ್ಯಾರ್ಹತೆ, ಪ್ರವೇಶಾರ್ಹತೆ
accessibility in Punjabi
ਪਹੁੰਚਯੋਗਤਾ
accessibility in Gujarati
સુલભતા, પ્રવેશયોગ્યતા
accessibility in Odia
ଅଭିଗମ୍ଯ଼ତା, ସୁଗମ୍ଯ଼ତା
accessibility in Nepali
पहुँचयोग्यता
accessibility in Vietnamese
khả năng tiếp cận, trợ năng

Examples of accessibility in a sentence

  • "The Government says accessibility is a priority, but actions speak louder than words," he said.
  • In a city where media companies and hospitals have armed guards, this accessibility is unusual.
  • Currently, to increase accessibility as well as replayability of the game, we added two difficulty levels.

All 22 example sentences with accessibility

Synonyms of accessibility

Antonyms

Forms of accessibility

pluralaccessibilities

Origin of accessibility

From accessible + -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.

Words formed from accessibility

Questions about accessibility

What does accessibility mean?
Accessibility means the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
What is accessibility in Hindi?
Accessibility in Hindi is सुगमता (sugamtā). See Accessibility meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is accessibility?
Accessibility is a noun.
How do you pronounce accessibility?
Accessibility is pronounced /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
What is the plural of accessibility?
The plural of accessibility is accessibilities.

Words near accessibility in the dictionary

  1. accessary before the fact
  2. accessaryship
  3. accessed
  4. accesses
  5. accessibilities
  6. accessibility
  7. accessible
  8. accessible tourism
  9. accessibleness
  10. accessibly
  11. accessing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: accessibility (page history and authors); accessibility (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accessibility (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accessibility (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accessibility (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accessibility (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accessibility (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accessibility (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accessibility (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accessibility (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accessibility (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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