Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

compossible

American  
[kom-pos-uh-buhl, kuhm-] / kɒmˈpɒs ə bəl, kəm- /

adjective

  1. compatible; potentially consistent, as with another statement, theory, etc.

  2. able to exist or happen together.

compossible British  
/ kɒmˈpɒsɪbəl /

adjective

  1. rare possible in coexistence with something else

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • compossibility noun

Etymology

Origin of compossible

From the Medieval Latin word compossibilis, dating back to 1630–40. See com-, possible

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.