Definitions for Compatible
kəmˈpæt ə bəlcom·pat·i·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. compatibleadjective

   Capable of easy interaction.

2. compatibleadjective

   Able to get along well.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COMPATIBLEadjective

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

   1. Suitable to; fit for; consistent with; not incongruous to.

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

   2. Consistent; agreeable.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compatibleadjective

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

Matched Categories

1. • Computer

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce Compatible?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. John Buttifant Sewel:

   The bigger questions are whether my behavior is compatible with membership of the House of Lords and whether my continued membership would damage and undermine public confidence in the House of Lords, i believe the answer to both these questions means that I can best serve the House by leaving it.

2. Austin Sarat:

   The legitimacy of the death penalty is sustained by the illusive search for painless executions, we cannot be relied on to deliver executions which impose no more than pain than is necessary, and we certainly can't be relied on to impose executions that are compatible with contemporary standards of decency.

3. Marc Weissbluth:

   Sleep rules work because they encourage behaviors compatible with sleep and discourage behaviors that interfere with sleep, commonly, when implementing sleep rules, the bedtime is moved a little earlier, so the child is at a lower state of neurological arousal. Sleep rules may not work if the bedtime is way too late.

4. Isabelle Kalbitzer:

   We consider the ideology of the 680 to not be compatible with our freedom and that can be dangerous.

5. John Rogers:

   We are excited about the fact that these simple ideas and schemes provide immediate paths to broad and previously inaccessible classes of 3D micro- and nano-structures in a way that is compatible with the highest-performance materials and processing techniques available, we feel that the findings have potential relevance to a wide range of microsystems technologies biomedical devices, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, 3D circuits, sensors and so on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Compatible
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compatible
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Compatible
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Compatible
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Compatible