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accessory
English
Alternative forms
- (noun): accessary
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?s?s??i/, /æk?s?s??i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?s?s(?)?i/, /æk?s?s(?)?i/
- Homophone: accessary
Etymology 1
First attested in 1550s. From Middle English accessorie, from Medieval Latin access?rius, from Latin accessor (“helper, subordinate”), from accessus. Compare access, from same root.
Adjective
accessory (comparative more accessory, superlative most accessory)
- Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense
- (law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
- Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
Synonyms
- (having a secondary function): accompanying, contributory, auxiliary, subsidiary, subservient, additional, acceding
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
- (legal): First attested in 1414.
- (fashion): First attested in 1896.
Noun
accessory (plural accessories)
- Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
- 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
- the aspect and accessories of a den of banditti
- 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
- (fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
- (law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
- (art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
Synonyms
- (something that belongs to part of another main thing): accompaniment, addition, attachment, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct
- (one who assists in or instigates an offense): abettor, accomplice, ally, coadjutor, accessary
Derived terms
- accessory before the fact
- accessory after the fact
- accessoryship
- Cambodian accessory
Descendants
- ? Hebrew: ????????????? (aksésori)
- ? Japanese: ?????? (akusesar?)
- ? Korean: ???? (aekseseori)
Translations
References
- accessory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
accessory From the web:
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beautification
English
Etymology
Attested since at least 1790, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) +? -ification.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bju?t?f??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
beautification (countable and uncountable, plural beautifications)
- Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
- Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved.
Antonyms
- uglification
Related terms
- beautiful
- beauty
Translations
beautification From the web:
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- beautification what does it means
- what is beautification in the catholic church
- what is beautification of the body
- what is beautification in school
- what is beautification definition
- what is beautification day
- what is beautification
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