Incompatible vs Antipathy - What's the difference?
incompatible | antipathy |
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
(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.
Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
* Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided. --Washington.
Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.
* A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason. --I. Taylor.
As nouns the difference between incompatible and antipathy
is that incompatible is 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 while antipathy is contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.As an adjective incompatible
is of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.incompatible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* compatibleDerived terms
* incompatibly * incompatibilitySee also
* incombinable * uncombinable * ununifiable * antagonistic * antipodal * contrastiveNoun
(en noun)- the incompatibles of iron