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compatible

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As an adjective, compatible means capable of easy interaction. As a noun, it means something that is compatible with something else.

Meanings of compatible

7 meanings

adjective

  1. Capable of easy interaction.

    “This printer isn't compatible with my computer.”

  2. Able to get along well.

    “My neighbours and I are not very compatible: they're loud and I'm an introvert.”

  3. Consistent; congruous.

    “His actions were compatible with his sermons.”

  4. Able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination

    “a compatible married couple”

    “her deeds were compatible with her ideology”

  5. Capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification

  6. Capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

noun

  1. Something that is compatible with something else.

    “a computer company that sells IBM compatibles”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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