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Definitions: Inaccessible |
InaccessibleAdjective1. Capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all. 2. Not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inaccessible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Inaccessible \In`ac*cess"i*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression inaccessibilis: compare to the French expression inaccessible. See In- not, and Accessible.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: InaccessibleSynonyms: unaccessible (adj), unobtainable (adj), unprocurable (adj), untouchable (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: accessible (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distance | Adjective: distant; far off, far away; remote, telescopic, distal, wide of; stretching to; Verb: yon, yonder; ulterior; transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine; tramontane; ultramontane, ultramundane; hyperborean, antipodean; inaccessible, out of the way; unapproached, unapproachable; incontiguous. |
Impossibility | Impracticable unachievable; unfeasible, infeasible; insuperable; unsurmountable, insurmountable; unattainable, unobtainable; out of reach, out of the question; not to be had, not to be thought of; beyond control; desperate; (hopeless); incompatible; inaccessible, uncomeatable, impassable, impervious, innavigable, inextricable; self-contradictory. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | They are overwhelmed with the splendour of all that is immaculate and inaccessible. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | However, even well-differentiated astrocytomas are life-threatening if they are inaccessible. (references) | |
Doctors treat most malignant, inaccessible, or inoperable CNS tumors with radiation and/or chemotherapy. (references) | ||
However, both techniques now offer the possibility of treating deeply situated AVMs that had previously been inaccessible. (references) | ||
Business | Chinese government procurement is, for the most part, non-transparent and inaccessible to foreign suppliers. (references) | |
The expansion of the MAN and EBN will foster technology development and increase online access to areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. (references) | ||
Recent developments that have proved popular are loppers with telescopic arms to reach inaccessible tree branches, and the Garden Claw, which acts as a weeder, cultivator, and aerator. (references) | ||
Children | Sweden | Many buildings and some public transportation remained inaccessible. (references) |
Costa Rica | This law is not enforced widely, and many buildings remain inaccessible to persons with disabilities. (references) | |
Czech Republic | However, many buildings and means of public transportation remained inaccessible to those in wheelchairs, although access is improving. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Croatia | Foreign newspapers and journals were available in urban areas throughout the country; however, due their high cost they remained largely inaccessible to many persons. (references) |
Belarus | On September 9, the day of the Presidential election, many media Web sites were inaccessible within Belarus until midday, when a technical bypass was found and access was resumed. (references) | |
Burma | There is evidence that many students have chosen to continue with self study because the universities deteriorated to such an extent during the time that they were closed, that they largely have become inaccessible. (references) | |
Economic History | India | Poor roads make many rural districts inaccessible. (references) |
Belize | Large tracts of land, which would be suitable for development, are inaccessible due to lack of roads. (references) | |
West Bank | Gaza has become almost inaccessible for Palestinian distributors based in the West Bank because movement of trucks and people within and outside of the West Bank has been significantly curtailed. (references) | |
Human Rights | India | When legal procedures function normally, they generally assure a fair trial, but the process often is drawn out and inaccessible to poor persons. (references) |
China | There were several deaths from overwork, poor medical care, and beatings by guards in 2000. The Government does not permit independent monitoring of prisons or reeducation-through-labor camps, and prisoners remain largely inaccessible to international human rights organizations. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Peru | For example, the 45,000 Aguaruna and the Huambisa, who inhabit an area near the border with Ecuador, are only two of many indigenous groups that complain about intolerable living conditions and inaccessible public services. (references) |
Travel | Chad | Many important roads are impassable during the rainy season rendering some regions inaccessible for several months per year. (references) |
Honduras | Essential medical care service is available in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and Choluteca, but medical centers in the countryside are limited and in some places inaccessible. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our advocacy. The popular type and exponent of obstinacy is the mule, a most intelligent animal. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Inaccessible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.13% of the time. "Inaccessible" is used about 344 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.13% | 341 | 15,501 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.87% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 344 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inaccessible boot device | 96 |
inaccessible | 6 |
inaccessible island | 2 |
boot device error inaccessible | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inaccessible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | ongenaakbaar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i pakapshëm (elusive, elusory, impalpable, inappreciable, inapprehensible, incomprehensible, intangible, shifty, unreachable), i pakalueshëm (impassable, impenetrable, indeclinable, irreducible, overwhelming, second to none, unimpeded, unscalable), i paarritshëm (bottomless, reachless, unachievable, unattainable, uncome-at-able, unequalled, unget-at-able, unobtainable, unprocurable, unrealizable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متعذر الحصول عليه, متعذر بلوغه. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | въздържан (abstemious, demure, incommunicative, moderate, self contained), недостъпен (exclusive, impenetrable, inapproachable, unget-at-able, unobtainable, unscalable, untouchable), недостижим (intangible, reachless, unattainable, unmatchable, unobtainable, untouchable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 閉塞 (blocking, close up, hard to get to, out of the way, stop up, unenlightened), 不能进入. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nepřístupný (impervious, inapproachable, prohibitive, remote, stand offish, standoffish, unapproachable, unget-at-able). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | i visse havne,der ikke kan anloebes af skibe med stor tonnage,sker lastning og losning ved hjaelp af en fleksibel ledning,der kaldes sea-line,og som forbinder kajanlaegget med et fortoejningssted i rum soe (in some ports, inaccessible to ships of large tonnage, loading and unloading are carried out by means of a flexible pipeline called a sealine, which connects the quay to a mooring point at sea), utilgængeligt punkt (inaccessible point), omraade utilgaengeligt under normal drift (area inaccessible during normal plant operation), forseglet og aflukket mine (inaccessible repository, sealed), betjene utilgængelig tilkoblingsanordning (to open an inaccessible coupling device). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ontoegankelýk, ongenaakbaar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | منیع , خارج ازدسترس . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | luoksepääsemätön (unapproachable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | inaccessible. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unzugänglich (impenetrable, impervious, inaccessibly, remote, unamenable, unamendable, unapproachable, unapproachably). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | άφθαστοσ, απρόσιτοσ (unaccessible, uncometable, ungetatable, unreachable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שאין ל"שי'ו, אין 'יש" אליו. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | megközelíthetetlen (inapproachable, unapproachable, uncome-at-able, unget-at-able), hozzáférhetetlen (beyond one's reach, unavailable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inaccessibile (impervious, inapproachable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 険しい (impregnable position, inaccessible place, sharp eyes, steep place). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | けわしい (impregnable position, inaccessible place, sharp eyes, steep place). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 근하기 어 운. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neuventynagh (intangible, irrelevant, unapproachable, unapproachable person, unconnected), neuvashtynagh, neuroshtynagh (unattainable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | utilgjengelig. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inaccessibleay inacessibilidade. (various references) inaccesibil (impervious, inapproachable, insusceptible, out of reach, unapproachable, unattainable, uncome-at-able, unget-at-able). (various references) недосягаемый (beyond reach, beyond the reach, unachievable, unattainable), недоступный (exclusive, inapproachable, proof, unapproachable, unget-at-able, unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchable). (various references) nepristupačan (crabby, impervious, inapproachable, inknowable, unaffable, unapproachable, unavailable, unget-at-able, unpenetrable), nedostižan (bottomless, elusive, hard to reach, inscrutable, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, uncome-at-able, unequalled, unscalable). (various references) inaccesible (approachless, unapproachable). (various references) oåtkomlig (elusive, unapproachable, untouchable). (various references) ซึ่งเข้าไม่ถึง. (various references) yaklaşılamaz (inapproachable, unapproachable), ulaşılamaz (inapproachable, unachievable, unapproachable, unattainable, un-come-at-able, un-get-at-able, untouchable), erişilemez (unachievable, unapproachable, unattainable, un-come-at-able, un-get-at-able). (various references) elяeter (out of reach). (various references) недоступний (approachless, exclusive, shut in, unapproachable), замкнутий (cliquish, close, offish). (various references) khó kiếm được, khó hiểu được, không thể đạt tới được khó nắm được, không tới được. (various references) diarffordd (out of the way), anhygyreb, anhyffordd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | inaccessis, inpedita, inpediti, inpeditioris, inpeditis, inpeditus, invia, inviam, invio, invium. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Inaccessible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inaccassible, inaccesible, inaccessable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inaccessible" (pronounced i'nukse"subul) |
| 8 | -k s e" s u b u l | accessible. |
| 6 | -e" s u b u l | addressable, incompressible, irrepressible. |
| 5 | -s u b u l | admissible, collapsible, compensable, comprehensible, crucible, defensible, dispensable, Embraceable, enforceable, erasable, fixable, flexible, forcible, immiscible, impassable, impermissible, impossible, inadmissible, incomprehensible, indefensible, indispensable, inexplicable, inflexible, invincible, irascible, irreplaceable, irresponsible, irreversible, leasable, miscible, nontaxable, noticeable, ostensible, passable, peaceable, permissible, possible, reducible, replaceable, reprehensible, responsible, reversible, sensible, serviceable, submersible, taxable, traceable, unenforceable, untraceable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, adjustable, admirable, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, employable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, flammable, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immovable, immutable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irresistible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontransferable, notable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, palatable, palpable, parable, patentable, payable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, retractable, returnable, reusable, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-c-e-e-i-i-l-n-s-s" | |
-2 letters: accessible, celibacies, saliencies, sibilances. | |
-3 letters: baselines, salicines, saliences, sibilance. | |
-4 letters: abscisin, absences, baseline, calcines, cenacles, cicelies, cleanses, ecclesia, laciness, laicises, lesbians, licences, licenses, salicine, salicins, salience, sanicles, scenical, sciences, seisable, sensible, silences. | |
-5 letters: abscise, abseils, absence, aclinic, aiblins, albinic, alibies, bailees, bailies, baleens, basilic, beanies, bialies, calcine, calices, cancels, caseins, celiacs, cenacle, cilices, classic, cleanse, clinics, enables, encases, enisles, enlaces, ensiles, iceless, icicles, iciness, incases, incisal, incises, inlaces, laicise, lesbian, liaises, licence, license, sabines, salicin, salines, sanicle, scabies, scalene, scaleni, science, seances, sebacic, sebasic, selenic, senecas, seniles, silanes, silence, silesia, silicas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-c-e-e-i-i-l-n-s-s" | |
+5 letters: inaccessibilities, inconceivableness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 61 63 63 65 73 73 69 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. .- -.-. -.-. . ... ... .. -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100001 01100011 01100011 01100101 01110011 01110011 01101001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n a c c e s s i b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0061 0063 0063 0065 0073 0073 0069 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438067696971858575687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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