Compatibility

/kəmpæɾɪˈbɪlɪɾi/

/kəmpætɪˈbɪlɪti/

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Other forms: compatibilities

Compatibility has to do with how people or things get along. A married couple should have a lot of compatibility; people who always argue don't have any.

Compatibility is a huge issue in life. Every person has compatibility with some people and a lack of compatibility with others. Compatibility applies to things too; computer programs have compatibility with certain types of computers but not others. In all cases, compatibility has to do with getting along. People with compatibility also have chemistry — they are in harmony.

Definitions of compatibility

noun
capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination

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antonyms:
incompatibility
the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination

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congeniality, congenialness
compatibility between persons

harmoniousness, harmony
compatibility in opinion and action

accord
sympathetic compatibility

agreement, correspondence
compatibility of observations

conformance, conformity
correspondence in form or appearance

congruence, congruity, congruousness
the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

type of:
characteristic, discriminant
a distinguishing quality
noun
a feeling of sympathetic understanding

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type of:
fellow feeling, sympathy
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

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