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compatibility

compatibility

9 3.9
A situation where two people understand each other and get along
  • noun
  • /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : compatibilidad
  • - I m trying to get a sense of our compatibility.
  • interpersonal compatibility
  • degree of compatibility
  • sexual compatibility

So maybe your compatibility was just way low.

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Examples

  • Many factors contribute to relationship compatibility, including shared interests and values.

  • So the compatibility is the final level because if you have all four of those things, you could have a long term relationship.

  • Compatibility issues, I know all about that.

  • There is a fundamental compatibility between conservation biology and environmental education.

    Academic text (1994)
  • That's because love and compatibility are two different things.

  • Reasons given for encouraging interracial dating included compatibility, physical or sexual attraction, and curiosity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Meredith constantly marveled at her luck in meeting Luc and at their extraordinary compatibility.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • For a successful marriage, compatibility is essential for mutual understanding and harmony.

  • The compatibility between team members can lead to a more productive and harmonious work environment.

Synonyms

harmony
vscompatibility
146 2.5

Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas

is about people sharing understanding and living together peacefully
rapport
vscompatibility
42 5.5

A friendly, trusting relationship where people understand each other and talk easily

focuses more on shared ability to live together peacefully
coexistence
vscompatibility
16 4.2

Living together in the same place at the same time, often peacefully despite differences

adds that people also feel shared understanding rather than just living together
resonance
vscompatibility
11 7.1

A strong feeling of understanding and connection between people

focuses on ability to exist together peacefully rather than emotional alignment
amity
vscompatibility
5 7.4

A friendly, peaceful relationship between people or countries

focuses more on shared understanding that enables harmonious living together
mutual understanding
vscompatibility
4 3.4

A situation where two or more people share the same feelings and ideas

emphasizes also the capacity to live together peacefully
comity
vscompatibility
  • Formal
4 9.9

Courteous behaviour and respect between people or groups

concerns personal shared understanding and everyday peaceful coexistence
congruence
vscompatibility
2 6.7

A situation where something fits well with something else

highlights people living together with mutual understanding and harmony
concordance
vscompatibility
1 7.7

Agreement and harmony between people or things

centers on personal shared understanding and harmonious living together
peace and understanding
vscompatibility
1 3.0

A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other

describes an actual condition of shared understanding and peaceful coexistence
intersubjectivity
vscompatibility
  • Formal
1 9.9

A shared understanding that helps people communicate and work together

focuses on overall capacity to live together peacefully beyond communicative basis
common wavelength
vscompatibility
  • Informal
3.9

A situation where people understand each other and agree

emphasizes sustainable peaceful coexistence rather than casual agreement
congruousness
vscompatibility
  • Formal
7.7

How well two things fit or match each other

applies that idea to people living together with shared understanding
harmoniousness
vscompatibility
6.5

A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas

is about people feeling understood and living together without conflict
compossibility
vscompatibility
  • Formal
9.9

A situation where things can exist together without conflict

refers to an actual state of shared understanding and harmonious living
interpersonal chemistry
vscompatibility
6.1

A good connection between two people that helps them get along

is about a stable state of mutual understanding allowing peaceful coexistence

Antonyms

5 6.7

A feeling of disagreement and tension between people

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

How Harmonious

harmony
146 2.5
rapport
42 5.5
compatibility
9 3.9
understanding
50 3.6
tension
509 3.2
discord
26 5.6

Surface Forms

compatibility singular

Morphology

compatibility = compatible (transparent) = compatible + ity

The noun is derived by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ity' to 'compatible', yielding the state or quality denoted by the adjective.

Etymology

Compatibility comes from the parts com- meaning 'together' and the root pati meaning 'to endure', the same root you see in patience. So, in a relationship, compatibility means people can 'endure together' — they understand each other and get along well.