accessory

Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  2. noun a supplementary component that improves capability
  3. noun someone who helps another person commit a crime

Etymology

From Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accessor (“helper, subordinate”), from accessus. Compare access, from same root.

In classic literature

Synonyms

accoutrement, accouterment

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
clothing
Narrower (hyponyms)
belt, furnishing

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