accessory
noun
[ əkˈsɛs(ə)ri ]
• a thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive.
• "optional accessories include a battery charger and shoulder strap"
Similar:
attachment,
extra,
addition,
add-on,
retrofit,
adjunct,
appendage,
appurtenance,
(additional) component,
fitment,
supplement,
• someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it.
• "she was charged as an accessory to murder"
accessory
adjective
• contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary.
• "functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws"
Similar:
additional,
extra,
supplementary,
supplemental,
auxiliary,
ancillary,
secondary,
subsidiary,
supportive,
assisting,
reserve,
complementary,
further,
more,
add-on,
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere (see accede).
