ACCESSORY

accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary

(adjective) furnishing added support; “an ancillary pump”; “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”; “The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other”

accessary, accessory

(adjective) aiding and abetting in a crime; “he was charged with being accessory to the crime”

accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on

(noun) a supplementary component that improves capability

accessory, accoutrement, accouterment

(noun) clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

accessory, accessary

(noun) someone who helps another person commit a crime

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

accessory (comparative more accessory, superlative most accessory)

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense

(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.

Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

Synonyms

• (having a secondary function): accompanying, contributory, auxiliary, subsidiary, subservient, additional, acceding

Etymology 2

Noun

accessory (plural accessories)

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

• Thomas Carlyle

(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.

(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.

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

Synonyms

• (something that belongs to part of another main thing): accompaniment, addition, attachment, supplement; See also adjunct

• (one who assists in or instigates an offense): abettor, accomplice, ally, coadjutor, accessary

Source: Wiktionary

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Ac*ces"so*ry (#; 277), a. Etym: [L. accessorius. See Access, and cf. Accessary.]

Definition: Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.

Note: Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of pronunciation. Most orhoëpists place the accent on the first syllable.

Syn.

– Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding.

Ac*ces"so*ry, n.; pl. Accessories.

1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate. "The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti." Carlyle.

2. (Law)

Definition: Same as Accessary, n.

3. (Fine Arts)

Definition: Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. Elmes.

Syn.

– Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See Abettor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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