accessory

Etymology 1
First attested in 1550s. From, from , from , from. Compare, from same root.

Adjective

 * 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.
 * 3) Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
 * 1)  Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a.
 * 2) Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
 * 1) Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
 * 1) Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
 * 1) Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

Usage notes

 * Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense, or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective).

Translations

 * Arabic: كمالي
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: accessori
 * Dutch: meegeleverd,
 * Esperanto: akcesora
 * Finnish: lisä-, apu-, täydentävä,, ; see also
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: fylgihlutur
 * Ido:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: delaktig
 * Persian:, ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: ,


 * Albanian:, bashkëfajtore
 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: съучастнически
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: komplica
 * Finnish:
 * German: beihelfend, Beihilfe leistend
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: vitorðsmaður
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: meddelaktig, medskyldig
 * Persian:, شریک‌جرم
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:

Etymology 2

 * First attested in 1414.
 * First attested in 1896.

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.
 * 1)  A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
 * 2)  Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
 * 1)  Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
 * 1)  Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
 * 1)  Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; See also Thesaurus:adjunct

Translations

 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan: accessori
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: akcesoro
 * Finnish:, , , oheistarvike
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:, , ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: fylgihlutir
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Malay: aksesori
 * Maori: apatoko
 * Persian: آکسسوار
 * Polish:, akcesoria
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: дода́так, при́бор
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: phụ kiện đính kèm


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: accessori
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, modisches Zubehör
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אקססורי
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Malay: aksesori
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: accessoir, aksessoar, tilbehør
 * Polish:, dodatki
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: модни детаљ
 * Roman: modni detalj
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: fihelpanto, kunkulpulo
 * Finnish: avunantaja
 * German:, , Beihilfeleistender, Beihilfeleister,
 * Greek:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: medhjelper
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: саучесник, суучесник
 * Roman: saučesnik,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:


 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Romanian:
 * Swedish: