compatible

English

Etymology

from Middle French compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatible beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compati (“to suffer with”)

Pronunciation

IPA: /kəmˈpætəbəl/ (Canadian)

Adjective

compatible (comparative more compatible, superlative most compatible)

1. Capable of easy interaction.
2. Able to get along well.

Antonyms

• incompatible

Derived terms

• compatibility

Related terms

• compassion

Translations

capable of easy interaction

Bulgarian: съвместим (bg) Czech: slučitelný (cs), kompatibilní (cs) Dutch: verenigbaar (nl)

German: austauschbar (de), fähig (de), kompatibel (de), verträglich (de) Polish: kompatybilny (pl) m., kompatybilna (pl) f., kompatybilne (pl) n. Russian: совместимый (ru) (sovm'estímyj), сочетаемый (ru) (sočeatájemyj)

able to get along well

Bulgarian: съвместим (bg) Dutch: verenigbaar (nl) German: kompatibel (de), verträglich (de)

Italian: compatibile (it) Polish: kompatybilny (pl) m., kompatybilna (pl) f., kompatybilne (pl) n. Russian: совместимый (ru) (sovm'estímyj)

External links

• compatible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• compatible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Adjective

compatible (epicene, plural compatibles)

1. compatible

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Spanish

Adjective

compatible m. and f. (plural compatibles)

1. compatible