Difference between Accessory and Accouterment

What is the difference between Accessory and Accouterment?

Accessory as a noun is that which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment while Accouterment as a noun is an accessory

Accessory

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: 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 persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music. Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves. One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. - James Elmes

Accouterment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an accessoryapparatus needed for a task or journeymilitary equipment other than weapons and uniformtrappings

We hope you now know whether to use Accessory or Accouterment in your sentence.

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