compatible

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
  2. adjective capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
  3. adjective capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

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.

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