compatible

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English

Etymology

from Middle French 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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/, [km̩ˈpæt.ə.bl̩]

Adjective

compatible (comparative more compatible, superlative most compatible)

1. Capable of easy interaction.

2. Able to get along well.

3. Consistent; congruous.

Antonyms

• incompatible
• noncompatible

Hyponyms

Related terms

• compassion
• compatibility

Translations

Noun

compatible (plural compatibles)

1. Something that is compatible with something else.

   a computer company that sells IBM compatibles

Further reading

• “compatible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “compatible”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Asturian

Adjective

compatible (epicene, plural compatibles)

1. compatible (capable of easy interaction)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kum.pəˈtib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kom.pəˈtib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kom.paˈti.ble]

Adjective

compatible m or f (masculine and feminine plural compatibles)

1. compatible

   Antonym: incompatible

Derived terms

• compatibilitat
• incompatible

Further reading

• “compatible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “compatible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “compatible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “compatible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pa.tibl/

Adjective

compatible (plural compatibles)

1. compatible

   Antonym: incompatible

Derived terms

• compatibilité

Descendants

• → Portuguese: compatível

Further reading

• “compatible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Alternative forms

• compatíbel

Adjective

compatible m or f (plural compatibles)

1. compatible

Middle French

Adjective

compatible m or f (plural compatibles)

1. compatible

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (compatible, supplement)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompaˈtible/ [kõm.paˈt̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: com‧pa‧ti‧ble

Adjective

compatible m or f (masculine and feminine plural compatibles)

1. compatible

   Antonym: incompatible

Derived terms

Further reading

• “compatible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10