inaccessible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/
Etymology
From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, equivalent to in- + accessible. Piecewise doublet of unaccessible.
Meanings
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Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.
physically inaccessible
It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.
2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:The village was inaccessible during the winter.
[T]he craggineſſe and ſteepineſſe of places up and dovvn is a great advantage to the dvvellers, and makes them inacceſſible, for they ſerve as Fortreſſes erected by Nature her ſelfe, to protect them from all incurſions: […]
1642, James Howell, “Section X”, in Instructions for Forreine Travell. […], London: […] T. B. for Humprey Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC, pages 132–133:Much of the archive remains inaccessible to the public.
remote and inaccessible
- Not able to be reached; unattainable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inaccessible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inaccessible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Inaccessible Island · inaccessibly · inaccessibleness
Synonyms
Translations (58)
sv ouppnåelig (not able to be reached; unattainable) · gv neuroshtynagh (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · tr erişilemez (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · cs nepřístupný (not able to be reached; unattainable) · eo nealirebla (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · mi taupae (not able to be reached; unattainable) · grc ἀνέμβατος (not able to be reached; unattainable) · cmn 不可及 (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · az əlçatmaz (not able to be reached; unattainable) · ro inaccesibil (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · la invius (not able to be reached; unattainable) · la inaccessus (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · ro neaccesibil (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · gl inaccesíbel (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · el δυσπρόσιτος (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · sv onåbar (not able to be reached; unattainable) · ro inaccesibil (not able to be reached; unattainable) · it inaccessibile (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · tr erişilemez (not able to be reached; unattainable) · fi saavuttamaton (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · ro de neatins (not able to be reached; unattainable) · grc ἄβατος (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · sv oåtkomlig (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · ru недосту́пный (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · fi saavuttamaton (not able to be reached; unattainable) · mi kaiawe (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · az əlçatmaz (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · gv neuventynagh (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · ro neatingibil (not able to be reached; unattainable) · pt inacessível (not able to be reached; unattainable) · fr inaccessible (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · sv otillgänglig (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · ca inaccessible (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · la inaccessus (not able to be reached; unattainable) · el απρόσιτος (not able to be reached; unattainable) · ru недосту́пный (not able to be reached; unattainable) · cs nedostupný (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · sdc inaccessíbiri (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · cs nedosažitelný (not able to be reached; unattainable) · pl niedostępny (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · de unerreichbar (not able to be reached; unattainable) · fi luoksepääsemätön (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · fr inaccessible (not able to be reached; unattainable) · bg недостъпен (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · cs nepřístupný (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · el απρόσιτος (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · mi kaiawe (not able to be reached; unattainable) · izh looksepääsemätöin (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · ga doshroichte (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · gv neuvashtynagh (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · bg недостижим (not able to be reached; unattainable) · pl nieosiągalny (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · es inaccesible (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · gl inaccesible (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · de unzugänglich (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient) · cs nedostupný (not able to be reached; unattainable) · izh looksepääsemätöin (not able to be reached; unattainable) · pt inacessível (not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient)