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ˌɪn əkˈsɛs ə bəlin·ac·ces·si·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inaccessible, unaccessibleadjective

    capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

  2. inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchableadjective

    not capable of being obtained

    "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"

Wiktionary

  1. inaccessibleadjective

    not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient

  2. inaccessibleadjective

    not able to be reached; unattainable

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inaccessibleadjective

    Not to be reached; not to be approached.

    Etymology: inaccessible, Fr. in and accessible.

    Whate'er you are,
    That in this desart inaccessible,
    Under the shade of melancholy boughs,
    Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time. William Shakespeare.

    Many other hidden parts of nature, even of a far lower form, are inaccessible to us. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

    There shall we clearly see the ends and uses of these things, which here were either too subtile for us to penetrate, or too remote and inaccessible for us to come to any distinct view of. John Ray, on the Creation.

    This part, which is so noble, is not altogether inaccessible; and that an easy way may be found to it, 'tis to consider nature and to copy her. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. inaccessible

    Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Cairn Peak, reaches 449 m (1,473 ft), and the island is 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) in area. The volcano was last active six million years ago and is currently extinct. Inaccessible Island is part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, which is part of the overseas territory of the United Kingdom known as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha itself is accessible only by sea via a seven-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa, and the harbour on Inaccessible Island allows access for only a few days of the year. Access to the island must be granted by the local government office.

ChatGPT

  1. inaccessible

    Inaccessible refers to something that cannot be reached, used, seen, or understood. This could be a physical location that is difficult or impossible to reach due to natural barriers or lack of resources, or could refer to abstract concepts or knowledge that are too complex or obscure to be easily understood. In general, it denotes a state of being unreachable or unattainable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inaccessibleadjective

    not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc

  2. Etymology: [L. inaccessibilis: cf. F. inaccessible. See In- not, and Accessible.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inaccessible

    in-ak-ses′i-bl, adj. not to be reached, obtained, or approached.—ns. Inaccess′ibility, Inaccess′ibleness.—adv. Inaccess′ibly.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. inaccessible

    A general term for any distance or height which cannot be approached for any military purposes.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inaccessible in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inaccessible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence

  1. Michael Ryan:

    Over the last couple of weeks we have seen worrying extensions of the disease...we have had a cluster of cases in Mwenga, to the south of Bukavu, we have a case in Pinga - which is very difficult and inaccessible area to the northeast of Goma.

  2. Nick Elsden:

    Construction for Crossrail is providing rare and exciting opportunities for archaeologists to excavate and study areas of London that would ordinarily be inaccessible, there are up to 19.6 feet of archaeology on site, in what is one of the oldest areas of the city, so we stand to learn a great deal.

  3. Chris Skopec:

    There's cities in the east that are inaccessible or barely accessible and are desperate for any kind of supplies they can get.

  4. Saulos Chilima:

    So far, the death toll stands at 176 people and we fear the number will rise because several are missing and some parts are inaccessible.

  5. Maya Angelou:

    Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.

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