compatibility

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a feeling of sympathetic understanding
noun capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination

Borrowed from New Latin compatibilitās. By surface analysis, compatible + -ity.

It's as good a test of compatibility as any I know. — Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
You'll find, Ms. Austen, that those are two attitudes whose rewards are largely intangible; Wall Street compatibility definitely not being on the list. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
A composite individuality, signifying revolution and signifying stability, in other terms, strengthening the present by the evident compatibility of the past with the future. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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