adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of working together without conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This printer isn't compatible with my computer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Able to get along well.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My neighbours and I are not very compatible: they're loud and I'm an introvert.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Consistent; congruous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
His actions were compatible with his sermons.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compliant, congruent, in step, commensurate, compatible, conformable, conformant, congruous, consistent, in line, proportionate, uniform
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something that is compatible with something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a computer company that sells IBM compatibles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a compatible married couple
her deeds were compatible with her ideology
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incompatible
6
adjective
Meaning 6
capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incompatible
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English compatible, fron Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatibile beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compator (“to suffer with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
համատեղելի
(hamateġeli)
— capable of easy interaction
Asturian:
compatible
— capable of easy interaction
Bulgarian:
съвместим
(sǎvmestim)
— capable of easy interaction
Catalan:
compatible
— capable of easy interaction
Chinese Mandarin:
兼容的
(jiānróng de)
— capable of easy interaction
Chinese Mandarin:
相容的
(xiāngróng de)
— capable of easy interaction
Czech:
slučitelný
— capable of easy interaction
Czech:
kompatibilní
— capable of easy interaction
Danish:
kompatibel
— capable of easy interaction
Dutch:
verenigbaar
— capable of easy interaction
Esperanto:
kongrua
— capable of easy interaction
Finnish:
yhteensopiva
— capable of easy interaction
French:
compatible
— capable of easy interaction
Galician:
compatible
— capable of easy interaction
Galician:
compatíbel
— capable of easy interaction
German:
austauschbar
— capable of easy interaction
German:
fähig
— capable of easy interaction
German:
kompatibel
— capable of easy interaction
German:
verträglich
— capable of easy interaction
German:
vereinbar
— capable of easy interaction
Hebrew:
תואם
(toém)
— capable of easy interaction
Hebrew:
מתאים
(mat'ím)
— capable of easy interaction
Icelandic:
samhæfður
— capable of easy interaction
Icelandic:
samhæfur
— capable of easy interaction
Italian:
compatibile
— capable of easy interaction
Northern Kurdish:
sazgar
— capable of easy interaction
Māori:
hototahi
— capable of easy interaction
Norwegian:
forenelig
— capable of easy interaction
Norwegian Bokmål:
kompatibel
— capable of easy interaction
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kompatibel
— capable of easy interaction
Persian:
همپشت
(hampošt)
— capable of easy interaction
Persian:
سازوار
(sāzvār)
— capable of easy interaction
Polish:
kompatybilny
— capable of easy interaction
Polish:
zgodny
— capable of easy interaction
Portuguese:
compatível
— capable of easy interaction
Romanian:
compatibil
— capable of easy interaction
Russian:
совмести́мый
(sovmestímyj)
— capable of easy interaction
Russian:
сочета́емый
(sočetájemyj)
— capable of easy interaction
Serbo-Croatian:
kompatibilan
— capable of easy interaction
Spanish:
compatible
— capable of easy interaction
Swedish:
kompatibel
— capable of easy interaction
Tagalog:
magkasundo
— capable of easy interaction
Tagalog:
magkahiyang
— capable of easy interaction
Turkish:
bağdaşan
— capable of easy interaction
Turkish:
bağdaşır
— capable of easy interaction
Turkish:
uyumlu
— capable of easy interaction
Vietnamese:
tương thích
— capable of easy interaction
Vietnamese:
tương hợp
— capable of easy interaction
Bulgarian:
съвместим
(sǎvmestim)
— able to get along well
Chinese Mandarin:
相處融洽的 /相处融洽的
(xiāngchǔ róngqià de)
— able to get along well
Chinese Mandarin:
合得來的 /合得来的
(hédelái de)
— able to get along well
Chinese Mandarin:
性格相合的
(xìnggé xiānghé de)
— able to get along well
Dutch:
verenigbaar
— able to get along well
Esperanto:
simpatia
— able to get along well
Finnish:
toimeen tuleva
— able to get along well
Finnish:
yhteen sopiva
— able to get along well
French:
compatible
— able to get along well
Galician:
compatíbel
— able to get along well
German:
kompatibel
— able to get along well
German:
verträglich
— able to get along well
German:
ein gutes Gespann
— able to get along well
Italian:
compatibile
— able to get along well
Polish:
kompatybilny
— able to get along well
Russian:
совмести́мый
(sovmestímyj)
— able to get along well
Russian:
подходящий друг другу
(podxodjaščij drug drugu)
— able to get along well
Tagalog:
magkasundo
— able to get along well
Tagalog:
magkahiyang
— able to get along well
Vietnamese:
hợp
— able to get along well
Vietnamese:
thích hợp
— able to get along well
Chinese Mandarin:
協調的 /协调的
(xiétiáo de)
— consistent; congruous
Chinese Mandarin:
一致的
(yīzhì de)
— consistent; congruous
Chinese Mandarin:
相容的
(xiāngróng de)
— consistent; congruous