compatible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [km̩ˈpæt.ə.bl̩] (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English compatible, fron Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatibile beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compator (“to suffer with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.
Meanings
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Capable of working together without conflict.
This printer isn't compatible with my computer.
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Able to get along well.
My neighbours and I are not very compatible: they're loud and I'm an introvert.
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Consistent; congruous.
His actions were compatible with his sermons.
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more compatible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most compatible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hyponyms
FORTRAN-compatible · serocompatible · cytocompatible · compatibilism · signature-compatible · compatibly · bug compatible · backward-compatible · forwards compatible · plug-compatible · genocompatible · binary-compatible · backwards-compatible · upward compatible · compatibilise · JSX-compatible · biocompatible · forward compatible · metrically compatible · hemocompatible · metric-compatible · compatibilize · compatibilization · compatibleness · cytobiocompatible · JSP-compatible · backwards compatible · backward compatible · C#-compatible · COBOL-compatible · immunocompatible · compatibilist · cross-compatible · C++-compatible · uncompatible · JSF-compatible · PC-compatible · autocompatible · haemocompatible · self-compatible · plug compatible · intercompatible · osteocompatible · Fortran-compatible · histocompatible · IBM-compatible
Relateds
Synonyms
proportionate · in step · compliant · compliant · conformable · uniform · conformant · commensurate · in line · in step · congruent · consistent · congruous · compatible · congruent
Translations (82)
cs slučitelný (capable of easy interaction) · mi hototahi (capable of easy interaction) · bg съвместим (able to get along well) · fi toimeen tuleva (able to get along well) · fi yhteen sopiva (able to get along well) · ru совмести́мый (capable of easy interaction) · cmn 性格相合的 (able to get along well) · da kompatibel (capable of easy interaction) · gl compatíbel (able to get along well) · nb forenelig (consistent; congruous) · ru совмести́мый (able to get along well) · he תואם (capable of easy interaction) · fa سازوار (capable of easy interaction) · bg съвместим (capable of easy interaction) · cmn 兼容的 (capable of easy interaction) · it compatibile (able to get along well) · cmn 相容的 (capable of easy interaction) · de vereinbar (capable of easy interaction) · cmn 相容的 (consistent; congruous) · de verträglich (able to get along well) · cmn 相處融洽的 /相处融洽的 (able to get along well) · tl magkasundo (capable of easy interaction) · es compatible (capable of easy interaction) · fi yhteensopiva (capable of easy interaction) · fi yhtäpitävä (consistent; congruous) · vi tương hợp (capable of easy interaction) · pl zgodny (capable of easy interaction) · tr uyumlu (capable of easy interaction) · ca compatible (capable of easy interaction) · sv kompatibel (capable of easy interaction) · de kompatibel (able to get along well) · vi thích hợp (able to get along well) · vi tương thích (capable of easy interaction) · de verträglich (capable of easy interaction) · vi hợp (able to get along well) · fa همپشت (capable of easy interaction) · vi phù hợp (consistent; congruous) · pl kompatybilny (capable of easy interaction) · de austauschbar (capable of easy interaction) · cmn 一致的 (consistent; congruous) · tl magkahiyang (capable of easy interaction) · tl magkahiyang (able to get along well) · he מתאים (capable of easy interaction) · nl verenigbaar (capable of easy interaction) · fi linjassa (consistent; congruous) · ru подходящий друг другу (able to get along well) · de fähig (capable of easy interaction) · tl magkasundo (consistent; congruous) · cmn 合得來的 /合得来的 (able to get along well) · fi yhteensopiva (consistent; congruous) · pt compatível (capable of easy interaction) · eo simpatia (able to get along well) · de ein gutes Gespann (able to get along well) · ro compatibil (capable of easy interaction) · kmr sazgar (capable of easy interaction) · tr bağdaşan (capable of easy interaction) · fr compatible (capable of easy interaction) · ru сочета́емый (capable of easy interaction) · cs kompatibilní (capable of easy interaction) · sh kompatibilan (capable of easy interaction) · no forenelig (capable of easy interaction) · ast compatible (capable of easy interaction) · is samhæfður (capable of easy interaction) · is samhæfur (capable of easy interaction) · cmn 協調的 /协调的 (consistent; congruous) · nb kompatibel (capable of easy interaction) · gl compatible (capable of easy interaction) · it compatibile (capable of easy interaction) · gl compatíbel (capable of easy interaction) · nn kompatibel (capable of easy interaction) · nl verenigbaar (able to get along well) · eo kongrua (capable of easy interaction) · fr compatible (able to get along well) · de gut verträglich (consistent; congruous) · ru сочета́ющийся (consistent; congruous) · de im Einklang (consistent; congruous) · de kompatibel (capable of easy interaction) · tl magkasundo (able to get along well) · ru совпада́ющий (consistent; congruous) · pl kompatybilny (able to get along well) · hy համատեղելի (capable of easy interaction) · tr bağdaşır (capable of easy interaction)