incompatible
(adjective) not compatible; âincompatible personalitiesâ; âincompatible colorsâ
incompatible
(adjective) incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
incompatible
(adjective) used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture
uncongenial, incompatible
(adjective) not suitable to your tastes or needs; âthe uncongenial roommates were always fightingâ; âthe task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffsâ
inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping, unfitting
(adjective) not in keeping with what is correct or proper; âcompletely inappropriate behaviorâ
discrepant, incompatible
(adjective) not compatible with other facts
antagonistic, incompatible
(adjective) used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each otherâs effect
incompatible, ill-sorted, mismated, unsuited
(adjective) not easy to combine harmoniously
contrastive, incompatible
(adjective) of words so related that one contrasts with the other; âârichâ and âhard-upâ are contrastive termsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incompatible (comparative more incompatible, superlative most incompatible)
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences
Synonym: irreconcilable
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
• compatible
• backward-incompatible
incompatible (plural incompatibles)
(medicine, chemistry, chiefly, in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
(philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
Source: Wiktionary
In`com*pat"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + compatible: cf. F. incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written incompetible.]
1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition. A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature. Southey.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines. Incompatible terms (Logic), terms which can not be combined in thought.
Syn.
– Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar; irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. See Inconsistent.
In`com*pat"i*ble, n. (Med. & Chem.)
Definition: An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; âthe crowd went crazyâ; âwas crazy to try his new bicycleâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
