accessory
/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/
Meaning
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional.
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional.
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
Examples
accessory garments
Surprise parties succeed with the help of accessory neighbors or colleagues.
Amongst many secondary, and accessory causes that support Monarchy, these are not of least reckning, […]
Her actions were clearly accessory because they helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.
accessory mineral
Word Forms
more accessory
most accessory
accessary
accessories
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin cēdō
Latin accēdō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin accessor
Latin -ius
Medieval Latin accessōriusbor.
English accessory
From Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accessor (“helper, subordinate”), from accessus. Compare access, from same root.