compatible

com·pat·i·ble

adjective \kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl\

Definition of COMPATIBLE

1

: capable of existing together in harmony <compatible theories> <compatible people>

2

: capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively

3

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

4

: capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)

5

: designed to work with another device or system without modification; especially : being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer

— com·pat·i·bil·i·ty \-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— compatible noun

— com·pat·i·ble·ness \-ˈpa-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun

— com·pat·i·bly \-blē\ adverb

Examples of COMPATIBLE

1. two people with compatible personalities
2. This printer is compatible with most PCs.

Origin of COMPATIBLE

Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to COMPATIBLE

Synonyms

agreeable, amicable, harmonious, congenial, frictionless, kindred, unanimous, united

Antonyms

disagreeable, discordant, disharmonious, disunited, incompatible, inharmonious, uncongenial

Related Words

pacific, peaceable, peaceful; collaborating, cooperative, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic; noncompetitive, nonconflicting, uncompetitive; sympathetic, tolerant, understanding; affable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, neighborly

Near Antonyms

antagonistic, antipathetic, clashing, conflicting, hostile, inimical, unfriendly; belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome; contradicting, contradictory, contrary, opposing, opposite; competing, competitive, rivaling (or rivalling)

Rhymes with COMPATIBLE

getatable

com·pat·i·ble

adjective \kəm-ˈpat-ə-bəl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of COMPATIBLE

1

: capable of existing together in a satisfactory relationship (as marriage)

2

: capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection) <treatment of hemophilia by transfusion of compatible blood>

3

of medications : capable of being administered jointly without interacting to produce deleterious effects or impairing their respective actions

—com·pat·i·bil·i·ty \-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; com·pat·i·bil·i·ties