Accessory

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Accessory

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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

    "accessory garments"

  2. 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."

  3. Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

    "accessory mineral"

  4. Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional.

    "She had an accessory finger on one hand."

Noun

  1. Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.

    "the accessories of a mobile phone"

  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.

    "She was an accessory to the murder because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime."

  4. Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.

Anagrams of Accessory

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