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   inaccessible

   /ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to be reached or entered: "a remote and inaccessible cave" Similar unreachableout of reachbeyond reachcut-offisolatedremotein the middle of nowherein the back of beyondout of the wayoff the maplonelygodforsakensecludedsequesteredinformal:unget-at-ablearchaic:unapproachableOpposite accessible
   • ▪ not able to be easily obtained or used: "everything of importance was locked away and inaccessible"
   • ▪ not able to be reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability: "many shops are inaccessible and transportation issues arise for anyone in a wheelchair"
   • 2. (of language or an artistic work) difficult to understand or appreciate: "‘High’ culture is largely inaccessible to the masses" Similar esotericobscureabstrusereconditerecherchéarcanerarefiedcerebralintellectualelitistexclusivepretentioussnobbysnobbish
   • 3. (of a person) not open to advances or influence; unapproachable: "her unassailable, inaccessible image"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, or from late Latin inaccessibilis, from in- ‘not’ + accessibilis (see accessible).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inaccessibility noun
   • 2. inaccessibly adverb

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   What does it mean if something is inaccessible?

   • If something is inaccessible, you are unable to see, use, or buy it. We gained a rich supply of data which would normally be inaccessible. Someone or something that is inaccessible is difficult or impossible to understand or appreciate. A lot of contemporary music is virtually inaccessible. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Why was the library inaccessible?

   • He found much information inaccessible because the library lacked a modern classification system. Such memories are inaccessible to the subject during normal waking consciousness. The place is inaccessible except by trail. Environmental dialog has become the domain of experts, inaccessible to anyone without a PhD.

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   • To add inaccessible to a word list please sign up or log in. Add inaccessible to one of your lists below, or create a new one. INACCESSIBLE meaning: 1. very difficult or impossible to travel to or reach: 2. difficult to understand or admire: 3…. Learn more.

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   • inaccessible to sth/sb The low-level station is completely inaccessible to wheelchairs. The books and articles are written in language that many find inaccessible. He may be the most inaccessible president since the introduction of regular press conferences to the White House.

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   What is inaccessible during normal waking consciousness?

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   Definitions of inaccessible. adjective. capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all. synonyms: unaccessible. outback, remote. inaccessible and sparsely populated; pathless, roadless, trackless, untracked, untrod, untrodden. lacking pathways. out of reach, unapproachable, unreachable, unreached.

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   inaccessible. (ɪnəksɛsɪbəl ) 1. adjective. An inaccessible place is very difficult or impossible to reach. ...people living in remote and inaccessible parts of China. 2. adjective. If something is inaccessible, you are unable to see, use, or buy it.