Incompatibility

  

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Incompatibility

Definitions: Incompatibility

Incompatibility

Noun

1. The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time.

2. (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue).

3. The quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "incompatibility" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Incompatibility

DomainDefinitions

Satire

INCOMPATIBILITY, n. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. Incompatibility may, however, consist of a meek-eyed matron living just around the corner. It has even been known to wear a moustache. Source: Devil's Dictionary.

Biology & Biotechnology

By extension, the inability of embryos to develop into viable offspring. Source: European Union. (references)

Chemical Industry

Term used when two or more components of a composition do not blend to produce a uniform or homogeneous mixture. Source: European Union. (references)

Food & Agriculture

The inability of the tissues of rootstock and scion to form and maintain a permanent union after grafting. Source: European Union. (references)

Law

The holder of an elective mandate is forbidden to hold another office which would presumably be detrimental to the latter. Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

The quality or state of being incompatible. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Incompatibility

Synonyms: inconsistency (n), mutual exclusiveness (n), repugnance (n). (additional references)
Antonym: compatibility (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Incompatibility

English words defined with "incompatibility": Antinomyconflicterythroblastosis fetalisfundamentalhistoincompatibilityIncompatibleness, IncompetibilityRh incompatibility, rudimentary-tiesunderlying. (references)
Specialty definitions using "incompatibility": Air, antipathy of mineralsCommodore 65, Coombs' TestFederal Information Processing StandardsINCOMPOSSIBLENCR CorporationTagged Image File Format. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Incompatibility

DomainTitle

Books

  • Incompatibility in Angiosperms (reference)

  • Incompatibility, a Crisis in Modern Living (reference)

  • Making love grow : love that can make incompatibility a myth (reference)

  • Marital incompatibility and social change in early America (reference)

  • The incompatibility of men and women and how to overcome it (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Incompatibility

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Men's dormitory at night at the homeless men's bureau, Sioux City, Iowa (for unattached men). Unemployment is the primary cause of their being here. This unemployment has been the direct cause of broken homes, through divorce and incompatibility. Most of.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Incompatibility

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

This biologic incompatibility is a barrier that causes the recipient to try to destroy or reject the new organ, tissue or cells. (references)

Some groups of patients are transplanted less frequently than others (see Fig.3), in part, because of immunologic incompatibility. (references)

Rh incompatibility is easily identified by a simple blood test routinely performed on expectant mothers and, if indicated, expectant fathers. (references)

Civil Liberties

Russia

The local department of the Ministry of Justice in Chelyabinsk also continued to reject the local registration application of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints based on the alleged incompatibility of church activities with federal law. (references)

Human Rights

Argentina

Cavallo's decision was based on the incompatibility of the amnesty laws with international conventions to which the Government is a party, including the American Convention on Human Rights, as well as with Article 29 of the Constitution which denies the Congress the ability to give extraordinary powers to any branch of the Government. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

INCOMPOSSIBLE, adj. Unable to exist if something else exists. Two things are incompossible when the world of being has scope enough for one of them, but not enough for both -- as Walt Whitman's poetry and God's mercy to man. Incompossibility, it will be seen, is only incompatibility let loose. Instead of such low language as "Go heel yourself -- I mean to kill you on sight," the words, "Sir, we are incompossible," would convey and equally significant intimation and in stately courtesy are altogether superior.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Incompatibility

"Incompatibility" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Incompatibility" is used about 133 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%13327,614

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Incompatibility

Expressions using "incompatibility": Blood Group Incompatibility Drug Incompatibility Rh incompatibility. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "incompatibility": para-incompatibility, self-incompatibility.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Incompatibility

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

abo incompatibility

16

rh incompatibility

11

incompatibility sexual

4

incompatibility

2

chemical incompatibility

2

incompatibility lubricant

2

chemical household incompatibility

2
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Modern Translations: Incompatibility

Language Translations for "incompatibility"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

papajtueshmëri. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏جاهز للمقارنة. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

不协调性. (various references)

   

Czech

  

inkompatibilita, nesoulad (discrepancy). (various references)

   

Danish

  

inkompatibilitet (infertility), uforligelighed (infertility), uforenelighed, ufordragelighed, ublandbarhed. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

incompatibiliteit (blood incompatibility), overenigbaarheid, onverenigbaarheid (blood incompatibility), onverdraagzaamheid (intolerance), bloedgroepincompatibiliteit (blood incompatibility). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

ناسازگاری (Antipathy, Aversion, Conflict, Discord, Incoherence, Incongruity, Inconsistency, Inconvenience, Intransigeance, Repugnance, Variance). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

inkompatibiliteetti (infertility), infertiliteetti (infertility), yhteensopimattomuus, hedelmättömyys (infertility, sterility). (various references)

   

French

  

incompatibilité. (various references)

   

German

  

unverträglichkeit (alternative denial, cantankerousness, indigestibility, intolerance, quarrelsomeness), unvereinbarkeit (clash, incoherency, incongruousness, inconsistency, infringement, irreconcilableness, violation). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ασυμβατότητα, ασυμφωνία (descrepancy, disagreement, discord, discordance, discrepance, discrepancy, incoherence, incompatability, non-conformance, unconformity). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

összeférhetetlenség (contrariety). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

ketidakcocokan (discrepancy, dissonance). (various references)

   

Italian

  

incompatibilit (inconsistency, infringement, violation). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

配合禁忌 , 違'感 (malaise), 牴触 (conflict, contradiction). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

いわか" (malaise), はい"うき"き, ていしょく (being contrary or incompatible, collision, color, coloration, coloring, conflict, contradiction, occupation, permanent planting, regular work, set meal, special, steady job, suspension from office). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

불"합성. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

incompatibilityay

   

Portuguese

  

infertilidade (infertility), incompatibilidade (contradiction, incompatible, incongruity, inconsistency, infertility, repugnance), incomparável (absolute, inappropriate, incompact, matchless, nonpareil, peerless, surpassing, unapproachable, unequalled, unique, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivalled). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

incompatibilitate (conflict, incongruity, repugnance). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

несовместимость (antipathy, inconsistency). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

inkompatibilnost. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

incompatibilidad (conflict of interest, infertility). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

inkompatibilitet, inkompabilitet. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tezat (contradiction, contrast, extreme, interference, setoff). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

несумісність (antipathy, contrariety, inconsistency). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tính không tương hợp (incompatibleness), tính không hợp nhau (incompatibleness), tính không hợp (incompatibleness), tính kỵ nhau tính xung khắc (incompatibleness). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Incompatibility

Misspellings

"Incompatibility" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: incompatiblity. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Incompatibility"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "incompatibility" (pronounced i'nkÄ'mputubi"lutē)
9-u t u b i" l u t ēinevitability, irritability, marketability, palatability, profitability.
8-t u b i" l u t ēacceptability, adaptability, compatibility, convertibility, deductibility, electability, indestructibility, instability, portability, predictability, respectability, stability, suitability, susceptibility, unpredictability.
7-u b i" l u t ēability, accessibility, admissibility, advisability, affordability, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, comparability, comprehensibility, credibility, culpability, debility, deniability, dependability, desirability, disability, durability, eligibility, enforceability, fallibility, feasibility, flammability, flexibility, gullibility, impossibility, inability, inaccessibility, infallibility, inflexibility, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irresponsibility, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, miscibility, permeability, plausibility, possibility, probability, readability, reliability, responsibility, sensibility, survivability, sustainability, transferability, unavailability, unreliability, variability, viability, visibility, vulnerability.
6-b i" l u t ēimmobility, mobility, nobility.
5-i" l u t ēagility, civility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, hostility, humility, incivility, infertility, motility, nonutility, senility, sterility, tranquility, utility, versatility, virility, volatility.
4-l u t ēabnormality, accountability, actuality, banality, bestiality, bisexuality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, commonality, conditionality, confidentiality, congeniality, constitutionality, credulity, criminality, criticality, cyclicality, dimensionality, duality, equality, eventuality, extraterritoriality, fatality, fidelity, finality, formality, frivolity, frugality, functionality, generality, geniality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, incredulity, individuality, inequality, infidelity, informality, instrumentality, irrationality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, neutrality, normality, originality, partiality, personality, plurality, polity, practicality, principality, proportionality, punctuality, quality, rationality, reality, seasonality, sensuality, sentimentality, sexuality, speciality, spirituality, technicality, theatricality, tonality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, venality, vitality.
3-u t ēabsurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Incompatibility

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-i-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-t-t-y"

-2 letters: compatibility.

-3 letters: incompatibly.

-4 letters: implication.

-5 letters: antibiotic, compatibly, inimitably, limitation, notability, optimality, politician, potability, topicality, tympanitic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Incompatibility


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 6E 63 6F 6D 70 61 74 69 62 69 6C 69 74 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01101110 01100011 01101111 01101101 01110000 01100001 01110100 01101001 01100010 01101001 01101100 01101001 01110100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#73 &#110 &#99 &#111 &#109 &#112 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#98 &#105 &#108 &#105 &#116 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 006E 0063 006F 006D 0070 0061 0074 0069 0062 0069 006C 0069 0074 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

438069817982678675687578758691

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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