accessory

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Synonyms: accessary, accessor, accensor, accessway, accessorily, accesso, accessorii

Antonyms: accessary, accessor, accensor, accessway, accessorily, accesso, accessorii

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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
   • Surprise parties succeed with the help of accessory neighbors or colleagues.
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.

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