Sekirov Dictionary

accessory

/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

adjective 4
noun 4
forms 3

adjective4

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Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
- accessory garments
- Surprise parties succeed with the help of accessory neighbors or colleagues.
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Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
- Her actions were clearly accessory because they helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
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Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional.
- She had an accessory finger on one hand.

noun4

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
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An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
- One of the first of a wave of American women contemporary designers who emerged in the 1990s, she [Kate Spade] built a brand on the appeal of clothes and accessories that made shoppers smile. — 2018
Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
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A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
- She was an accessory to the murder because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.

forms

accessories · more accessory · most accessory

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