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incompatible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
  • /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French incompatible.

Meanings

  1. Of two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
    • Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury. 1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number LXXXIII”, in The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, […] , volume II, New York, N.Y.: […] J. and A. M‘Lean, […], →OCLC:
    • My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.
    • After the story was published, Hunter stated that the temple's executive committee informed him that such statements were incompatible with being a rabbi. 2019 February 27, Jeremy Pelzer, “Green Party presidential hopeful says he was fired as rabbi because of Israel criticism”, in cleveland.com:
    • "You did not visit High Barn?" "Oh no." "But there was no particular reason why you should not?" "Why do you ask me that?" she demanded quickly, and in a tone that was quite incompatible with the simple inquiry. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
  2. Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.

Forms

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most incompatible Degree=Sup lexicographic
more incompatible Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

compatible

Deriveds

self-incompatible · incompatible with life · incompatibility · incompatibleness · backward incompatible · histoincompatible · incompatibly · bioincompatible

Hyponyms

backward-incompatible

Relateds

ununifiable · contrastive · incombinable · antipodal · antagonistic · uncombinable

Synonyms

abhorrent · irreconcilable

Translations (45)

sv oförenlig (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · de inkompatibel (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · gl incompatible (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · fr incompatible (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · fi yhteensovittamaton (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · bg несъвместим (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ko 양립할 수 없는 (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · fa ناسازگار (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · gl incompatíbel (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · hy անհամատեղելի (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · es malavenido (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · uk несумі́сний (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · tr uyumsuz (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · cs neslučitelný (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · da inkompatibel uforenelig (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · cmn 不相容的 (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ro incompatibil (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · oc incompatible (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ga contrártha (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · nb uforenlig (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · sv inkompatibel (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · mi mataku (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · hu összeegyeztethetetlen (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ca incompatible (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · el ασυμβίβαστος (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · tr aykırı (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · nl onverenigbaar (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ga neamhfhreagrach (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · it incompatibile (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · pl niekompatybilny (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ru несовмести́мый (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ka შეუთავსებელი (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · tr bağdaşmaz (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · es incompatible (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · nb inkompatibel (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · pt incompatível (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · fi yhteensopimaton (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · ja 相容れない (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · cmn 不兼容的 (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · la dissociābilis (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · pl niezgodny (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · el ασύμβατος (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · de unvereinbar (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · hu inkompatíbilis (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable) · tr bağdaşmayan (impossible to coexist; irreconcilable)

incompatible en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
  • /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French incompatible.

Meanings

  1. (in-plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
    • the incompatibles of iron
  2. A consequent of a contrary.
    • Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles. 2004, Boethius, translated by Eleonore Stump, In Ciceronis Topica:

Forms

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