A word that comes up a lot in discussions of both food and people pairings, compatible speaks to a person or thing’s ability to exist agreeably with something or someone else.
Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with.
Adjective
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
Adjective
capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
Adjective S.
capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
Adjective S.
having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
Adjective S.
(of a couple) existing together harmoniously
a.
Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable;
not repugnant; -- usually followed by with.
Compatible
Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by nature the most compatible.
Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with.
Usage Examples
To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.
An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.
God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness.
As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.
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Other Usage ExamplesI tentatively believe in a god. I was brought up in a fairly religious home. I think the world is compatible with reincarnation, karma, all that stuff.
We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way.
I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity.
Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now in neuroscience and psychology, where people are studying the relationship of consciousness to neural and cognitive processes without really trying to reduce it to those processes.
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