compact

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəmˈpækt/ UK /kəmˈpækt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
closely and neatly packed together; an agreement or covenant

The two nations signed a compact of mutual defense.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · closely and neatly packed... densecondensedcompressed concise agreement covenant pact

Opposites

loose sprawling diffuse bulky

Word family

Forms compactly

Derived forms compactlycompactnesscompactioncompactor

Related forms pact impactcompactify

Etymology

From Latin compactus, past participle of compingere ('to fasten together'), from com- ('together') + pangere ('to fix, fasten'). The 'agreement' sense is from a separate Latin source, compactum ('agreement'), from compacisci ('to make an agreement').

compingere Latin pangere Latin

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# compact

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpækt/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpækt/

## Meanings
1. closely and neatly packed together; an agreement or covenant

## Examples
- The two nations signed a compact of mutual defense.

## Synonyms
- dense
- condensed
- compressed
- concise
- agreement
- covenant
- pact

## Antonyms
- loose
- sprawling
- diffuse
- bulky

## Derived Forms
- compactly
- compactness
- compaction
- compactor

## Related Forms
- pact
- impact
- compactify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: compingere
- Root: pangere

## Etymology
From Latin compactus, past participle of compingere ('to fasten together'), from com- ('together') + pangere ('to fix, fasten'). The 'agreement' sense is from a separate Latin source, compactum ('agreement'), from compacisci ('to make an agreement').

## AI Etymology
Compact is from Latin compactus, past participle of compingere ('to fasten together'), from com- ('together') + pangere ('to fix, fasten'). The 'agreement' sense is from a separate Latin source, compactum ('agreement'), from compacisci ('to make an agreement'). In present-day use, it means closely and neatly packed together; an agreement or covenant. Derived formations include compactly, compactness, compaction, and compactor. Related vocabulary includes pact, impact, and compactify.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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