compatible

adjective com·pat·i·ble \kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl\

: able to exist together without trouble or conflict : going together well

of devices and especially computers : able to be used together

Full Definition of COMPATIBLE

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

: capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively

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

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

: 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

See compatible defined for English-language learners

See compatible defined for kids

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

Rhymes with COMPATIBLE

getatable

COMPATIBILITY Defined for Kids

compatible

adjective com·pat·i·ble \kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl\

Definition of COMPATIBLE for Kids

: capable of existing together in harmony

Medical Dictionary

compatible

adjective com·pat·i·ble \kəm-ˈpat-ə-bəl\

Medical Definition of COMPATIBLE

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

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

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