accessory

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: accoutrementaccoutermentappurtenancesupplementadd-onaccessaryadjunctancillaryadjuvantappurtenantauxiliary

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothingSynonyms: accoutrementaccouterment
  2. a supplementary component that improves capabilitySynonyms: appurtenancesupplementadd-on
  3. someone who helps another person commit a crimeSynonyms: accessary

Adjective (2)

  1. aiding and abetting in a crime“he was charged with being accessory to the crime”Synonyms: accessary
  2. furnishing added support“an ancillary pump”“an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”“The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other”Synonyms: adjunctancillaryadjuvantappurtenantauxiliary
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Accessory \Ac*ces"so*ry\ (#; 277), a. [L. accessorius. See Access, and cf. Accessary.] Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music. [1913 Webster]

Note: Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of pronunciation. Most orho["e]pists place the accent on the first syllable. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding. [1913 Webster]

Accessory \Ac*ces"so*ry\, n.; pl. Accessories.

1.That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate. "The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti." --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

2.(Law) Same as Accessary, n. [1913 Webster]

3.(Fine Arts) Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. --Elmes. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See Abettor. [1913 Webster]

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