Overview of noun accessory

The noun accessory has 3 senses

• accessory, accoutrement, accouterment -- (clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)


• accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on -- (a supplementary component that improves capability)


• accessory, accessary -- (someone who helps another person commit a crime)

Overview of adj accessory

The adj accessory has 2 senses

• accessary, accessory -- (aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime")


• accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary -- (furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other")