Accessible vs Personable - What's the difference?
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As adjectives the difference between accessible and personable is that accessible is easy of access or approach; approachable while personable is (of a person) having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable.
accessible English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Easy of access or approach; approachable.
- an accessible town or mountain
Easy to get along with.
Open to the influence of.
* Minds accessible to reason. - (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
Obtainable; to be got at.
* The best information ... at present accessible . - (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
(art, literature) Easily understood.
Capable of being used or seen.
Usage notes
* (open to influence) Followed by to .
Antonyms
* inaccessible
Derived terms
* accessibility
* accessibly
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personable English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
* (l) (obsolete)
Adjective
( en adjective)
(of a person) Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable.
* Spenser
- Wise, warlike, personable , courteous, and kind.
* 1822 , , The Fortunes of Nigel , ch. 19:
- I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable.
* 1908 , , A Room With a View , ch. 12:
- Barefoot, bare-chested, radiant and personable against the shadowy woods, he called: "Hullo, Miss Honeychurch! Hullo!"
* 1919 , . The Sun Of Quebec , ch. 5:
- I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time.
* 2009 , Randy James, " 2-Min. Bio: Stephanie Birkitt: Letterman's Lover? ," Time , 5 Oct.:
- Aside from being incredibly funny and personable he is generous, kind and is great fun to play catch with.
(legal) Enabled to maintain pleas in court.
- (Cowell)
Having capacity to take anything granted.
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