inaccessible
nounEtymology From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, equivalent to in- + accessible. Piecewise doublet of unaccessible.
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Mathematics, Sciences An uncountable regular cardinal number that is a limit cardinal.
inaccessible
adj/ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/
Etymology From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, equivalent to in- + accessible. Piecewise doublet of unaccessible.
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Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.
- physically inaccessible
- remote and inaccessible
4 more examples
- The village was inaccessible during the winter.
- Much of the archive remains inaccessible to the public.
- [T]he craggineſſe and ſteepineſſe of places up and dovvn is a great advantage to the dvvellers, and makes them inacceſſible, for they ſerve as Fortreſſes erected by Nature her ſelfe, to protect them from all incurſions: […]1642, James Howell, “Section X”, in Instructions for Forreine Travell. […], London: […] T. B. for Humprey Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC, pages 132–133:
- It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
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Not able to be reached; unattainable.
- Derived terms
- Inaccessible Island, inaccessibleness, inaccessibly