accessibility

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌæksɛsɪˈbɪlɪti/ 🇺🇸 /ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪtiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The quality of being able to be easily reached, entered, or obtained.; The degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is usable by people with disabilities or special needs.; The quality of being easy to understand or approach; approachability.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

improve accessibilityweb accessibilityaccessibility featuresaccessibility standardsdigital accessibilityensure accessibility

Derivatives

accessibleaccessinaccessibleaccessiblyinaccessibilityaccessibly

Synonyms

availabilityapproachabilityusabilityconveniencereachability

Antonyms

inaccessibility

Commonly confused

access
EN: 'Access' refers to the ability or right to approach/enter something, while 'accessibility' refers to the quality or degree of being easy to reach or use.
availability
EN: 'Availability' means something is obtainable or at hand; 'accessibility' emphasizes how easily it can be reached or used, especially by people with disabilities.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the suffix is '-ibility' (not '-ability'), and note the double 's' in the middle: a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y.

💬 Examples

  1. The accessibility of the mountain village improved significantly after the new road was built.

  2. The company hired a consultant to improve the accessibility of their website for visually impaired users.

  3. The professor was known for the accessibility of her lectures, which made complex topics easy to grasp.