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kəmˈpæt ə bəlcom·pat·i·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. compatibleadjective

    able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination

    "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"

  2. compatibleadjective

    capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification

  3. compatibleadjective

    capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

Wiktionary

  1. compatibleadjective

    Capable of easy interaction.

  2. compatibleadjective

    Able to get along well.

  3. Etymology: from compatible, from compatibilis, from compati

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. COMPATIBLEadjective

    Etymology: corrupted, by an unskilful compliance with pronunciation, from competible, from competo, Latin, to suit, to agree.

    The object of the will is such a good as is compatible to an intellectual nature. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

    Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by nature the most compatible; valour with anger, meekness with piety, and prudence with dissimulation. William Broome.

ChatGPT

  1. compatible

    Compatible generally refers to two or more things being able to exist or function together without conflict or problems. This could refer to objects, systems, ideas, or people that are capable of existing or working together in combination. Factors such as similarities, agreement, synergies or adaptability can make things compatible.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Compatibleadjective

    capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Compatible

    kom-pat′i-bl, adj. consistent: agreeable: that can be endured together.—ns. Compatibil′ity, Compat′ibleness, the quality of being compatible.—adv. Compat′ibly. [Fr.,—L. com, with, pati, to suffer.]

Editors Contribution

  1. compatible

    To agree and exist in perfect harmony.

    They were so compatible and their love for each other inspired them to marry.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

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  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'compatible' in Adjectives Frequency: #940

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compatible in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compatible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of compatible in a Sentence

  1. Dolly Parton:

    She was very sure of herself and she knows shes a star in her own right, i think we just love being together. I dont think she was thinking that she was singing with Dolly Parton, she was just getting to sing with another female artist... [Were] very compatible and our voices really blended really well, so we just got into it as just singers and loved it.

  2. John Rogers:

    This is a new class of electronic biomedical implants, the devices can be adapted to sense fluid flow, motion, pH or thermal characteristics, in formats that are compatible with the body's abdomen and extremities, as well as the deep brain.

  3. Mickey Bergman:

    The language we used is a medical evacuation, not a release, covid gave us an opportunity. There are Iranians in American custody with Covid, so it was a medical-release-to-medical-release. Majid Taheri, they claimed, had a health condition so it was also compatible.

  4. Eli Finkel:

    The fact that somebody is appealing or unappealing in an online dating profile isn't particularly useful in predicting how compatible you'll be with that person when you meet face to face.

  5. Rodrigo Pacheco:

    The plan is to find a way to make the spending ceiling compatible with assistance for people hurt by the pandemic, right now, I do not have the formula to reconcile (extending) emergency aid and the spending cap.

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