Accessory

See also accessory breathing

English

Etymology

From Latin accessorius (cf. English access, from same root).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əkˈsɛsərɪ/

Adjective

Accessory (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Accessory

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. 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 persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.
2. (law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.

Synonyms

• accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding.

Translations

having a supplementary function

Arabic: كمالي ar(ar) Bulgarian: спомагателен bg(bg), допълнителен bg(bg) Dutch: meegeleverd, toegevoegd Finnish: lisä-, apu-, täydentävä, ylimääräinen French: accessoire fr(fr) German: nebensächlich de(de), zusätzlich de(de), begleitend de(de)

Ido: acesora Portuguese: acessório pt(pt) Russian: вспомогательный ru(ru) (vspomogát'el'nyj), добавочный ru(ru) (dobávočnyj), дополнительный ru(ru) (dopolnít'el'nyj) Spanish: accesorio es(es)

assisting a crime

Albanian: bashkëfajtor m., bashkëfajtore f. Arabic: مساعد ar(ar) Bulgarian: съучастнически bg(bg)

Dutch: medeplichtig nl(nl) Finnish: avustava fi(fi) Russian: соучаствующий ru(ru) (součástvujuš'ij)

Noun

Singular Accessory

Plural accessories

Accessory (accessories)

1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment
   • the accessories of a mobile phone

   • The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti. - Thomas Carlyle

2. Template:Clothing An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
3. (law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
   • accessory before the fact
   • accessory after the fact
4. (fine arts) Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. - James Elmes

Synonyms

• abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor; accessary

Translations

attachment

Armenian: պիտույք hy(hy) (pituyk’), պարագա hy(hy) (paraga) Bulgarian: допълнение bg(bg), принадлежност bg(bg) Dutch: accessoire nl(nl) n., aanhangsel nl(nl) n., toebehoren nl(nl) n. Finnish: lisävaruste, varuste, tarvike French: accessoire fr(fr) m.

German: Zubehör de(de) n. Hungarian: tartozék hu(hu) Polish: akcesorium n., akcesoria pl. Portuguese: acessório pt(pt) m.

clothing accessory

Bulgarian: аксесоар bg(bg) Czech: doplněk cs(cs) m. Dutch: accessoire nl(nl) n., aanhangsel nl(nl) n., toebehoren nl(nl) n. Finnish: asuste fi(fi) French: accessoire fr(fr) m. German: Accessoire de(de) n.

Hungarian: kiegészítő hu(hu) Japanese: アクセサリー (akusesarii), 持ち物 (もちもの, mochimono) Korean: 액세서리 (aekseseori) Polish: dodatek m., dodatki pl. Portuguese: acessório pt(pt) m.

contributor to an offense

Bulgarian: съучастник bg(bg) Dutch: medeplichtige m. and f., handlanger m., handlangster f. Finnish: avunantaja German: Beihilfe de(de) f.

Polish: współsprawca m. Russian: соучастник ru(ru) (součástnik) m., соучастница ru(ru) (součástnica) f. Spanish: cómplice es(es) m. and f.

unessential part in a work of art

Finnish: koriste fi(fi) French: accessoire fr(fr) m.

German: Accessoire de(de) n. Hungarian: bűntárs hu(hu)

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Interlingua: accessorio Italian: accessorio m Portuguese: acessório m Romanian: accesoriu n Spanish: accesorio m. Swedish: tillbehör

References

• Accessory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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