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- [adjective kuh m-pakt, kom-, kom-pakt; verb kuh m-pakt; noun kom-pakt]
- /adjective kəmˈpækt, kɒm-, ˈkɒm pækt; verb kəmˈpækt; noun ˈkɒm pækt/
- /kəmˈpækt/
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- [adjective kuh m-pakt, kom-, kom-pakt; verb kuh m-pakt; noun kom-pakt]
- /adjective kəmˈpækt, kɒm-, ˈkɒm pækt; verb kəmˈpækt; noun ˈkɒm pækt/
Definitions of compact word
- adjective compact Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality. 3
- adjective compact A compact person is small but strong. 3
- adjective compact A compact cassette, camera, or car is a small type of cassette, camera, or car. 3
- verb compact To compact something means to press it so that it becomes more solid. 3
- countable noun compact A compact is a small, flat case that contains face powder and a mirror. 3
- adjective compact closely packed together; dense 3
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Origin of compact
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin compāctus (past participle of compingere to shut away, bind together), equivalent to com- com- + pag-, variant stem of pangere to fix, arrange (akin to pāx peace; cf. pact, compact2) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Compact
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compact popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
compact usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compact
adj compact
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- tight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
noun compact
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- pact — an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- treaty — a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
verb compact
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- pack — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- squeeze — to press forcibly together; compress.
- squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- tamp — to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
adjective compact
- condensed — A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- squashed — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
Antonyms for compact
adj compact
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- unabridged — not abridged or shortened, as a book.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- uncrowded — filled to excess; packed.
noun compact
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
verb compact
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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