different between susceptible vs accessible

English

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipi?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??s?pt?bl?/

Adjective

susceptible (comparative more susceptible, superlative most susceptible)

1. likely to be affected by something

   He was susceptible to minor ailments.

2. easily influenced or tricked; credulous
3. (medicine) especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
4. that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result

   Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.

   A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.

5. vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.

Derived terms

• suscept
• susceptibly
• susceptibility

Translations

Noun

susceptible (plural susceptibles)

1. (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease

Coordinate terms

• immune
• infective

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin susceptibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.s?p.tibl/

Adjective

susceptible (plural susceptibles)

1. likely, liable

2. huffy, thin-skinned, touchy

Derived terms

• susceptibilité

Further reading

• “susceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipi? (“to undertake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /sus?eb?tible/, [sus.?e???t?i.??le]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /suseb?tible/, [su.se???t?i.??le]

Adjective

susceptible (plural susceptibles)

1. amenable
2. sensitive
3. capable (of) (followed by de, and an action)

Derived terms

• susceptibilidad

English

Etymology

First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of acc?d? (“approach”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?s?s.?.b?l/

Adjective

accessible (comparative more accessible, superlative most accessible)

1. Easy of access or approach. [from 1640s]

   Synonym: approachable

2. (specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.

3. (of a person) Easy to get along with.

   Synonyms: easy-going, friendly, welcoming

4. (followed by to) Open to the influence of.
5. Obtainable; to be got at.

   • The materials , however, which are at present accessible, are sufficient for the construction of a narrative not to be read without shame and loathing

6. (art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated. [from 1961]
   • 2015, Rose Bretécher, Pure, ?ISBN

     But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk.

7. Capable of being used or seen.

Antonyms

• inaccessible

Derived terms

• accessibility
• accessibly

Translations

Further reading

• “accessible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”), from accessus, perfect passive participle of acc?d? (“approach”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?k.s??si.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ak.se?si.ble/

Adjective

accessible (masculine and feminine plural accessibles)

1. accessible

   Antonym: inaccessible

Derived terms

• accessibilitat
• inaccessible

Further reading

• “accessible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”), from accessus, perfect passive participle of acc?d? (“approach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.s?.sibl/, /ak.se.sibl/
• Homophone: accessibles
• Hyphenation: ak?se?ssible

Adjective

accessible (plural accessibles)

1. (of a place, information, etc.) accessible, attainable, obtainable, available
2. (of a price) affordable
3. (of a person) approachable

Antonyms

• inaccessible

Derived terms

• accessibilité

Further reading

• “accessible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).