Meaning of COMPATIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | kum'patubul
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- [adj] able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple";"her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
- [adj] (computers) capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
- [adj] capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
- [adj] having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
- [adj] (of a couple) existing together harmoniously
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| | Synonyms: | | congenial, congruous, harmonious, miscible, mixable, sympathetic, well-matched |
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| | Antonyms: | | incompatible | | |
| | See Also: | | agreeable, matched | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*pat"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. LL. compatibilis, fr. L.
compati. See {Compassion}.]
Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not
repugnant; -- usually followed by with.
Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by
nature the most compatible. --Broome.
Syn: Consistent; suitable; agreeable; accordant.
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| | Definition: | | Different systems (e.g., programs, file formats, protocols, even programming languages) that can work together or exchange data are said to be compatible. See also backward compatible, forward compatible. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accordant, affable, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, akin, amiable, amicable, answerable, appropriate, at one, attuned, blissful, cheerful, civil, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, coexistent, coexisting, coherent, coincident, coinciding, commensurate, communicative, companionable, companionate, complaisant, concordant, concurring, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consentaneous, consentient, consistent, consonant, cooperating, cooperative, cordial, correspondent, corresponding, courteous, desirable, dulcet, empathetic, empathic, en rapport, enjoyable, equivalent, fair, fair and pleasant, felicific, felicitous, fine, fit, fit for society, fitting, fond of society, frictionless, friendly, genial, good, goodly, gracious, grateful, gratifying, gregarious, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, hospitable, in accord, in agreement, in concert, in rapport, in sync, in synchronization, in tune, inaccordance, inharmony, likable, like-minded, meet, mellifluous, mellow, nice, of a piece, of like mind, of one mind, on all fours, peaceful, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasureful, pleasure-giving, positive, proper, proportionate, reconcilable, rewarding, satisfying, self-consistent, sociable, social, social-minded, suitable, sweet, symbiotic, sympathetic, synchronized, synchronous, together, unanimous, understanding, uniform, unisonant, unisonous, united, urbane, welcome |
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