accessory

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
2. Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
3. Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

Noun

1. Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
2. An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
3. A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
4. Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.

Sinonieme

accomplice

secondary

accessary

adjunct

auxiliary

appendage

addition

ancillary

supplement

appurtenance

additional

extra

attachment

appurtenant

incidental

subsidiary

supplementary

adjuvant

accoutrement

adventitious

collateral

subordinate

side

associate

partner

confederate

minor

complement

appendix

element

accompaniment

supplemental

spare part

side-issue

colleague

adscititious

accessories

ornament

paraphernalia

part

equipment

accouterment

conducive

decoration

belongings

add-on

appendant

abettor

component

tributary

Vertalings

accessoire

accesorio

acessório

accessorio

Zubehör

cómplice

complice

secondaire

zusätzlich

Accessoire

bijbehorend

bijkomstig

accessoire

aanhangsel

bijkomend

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əkˈsɛsəɹi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: accessorie

In summary

From Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accessor (“helper, subordinate”), from accessus. Compare access, from same root.