Reconcilable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be made consistent suggests that differing beliefs or positions can find common ground or otherwise coexist harmoniously
2. Pertaining to disagreements or conflicts that can be settled or aligned toward a mutual understanding
3. Capable of being harmonized indicates that conflicting views or opinions can be adjusted to achieve compatibility or coexist without hostility

Etymology: "Reconcilable" is a plain formation: the adjective "reconcile" plus the suffix "-able," meaning "capable of being." "Reconcile" itself comes from Latin "reconciliare," built from "re-" (again, back) and "conciliare" (to bring together, to unite), which is the root that gives English "conciliate" and "conciliation." The Latin verb was itself built on "concilium," an assembly or council, so the idea behind the word is literally people being brought back together into one gathering. The suffix did its own work along the way. Latin "-abilis" passed through Old French "-able" into Middle English, where it became a productive ending that English speakers could attach to nearly any verb, so "reconcilable" is one of many formations that followed the pattern of words like "believable" and "readable."

Synonyms: compatible, harmonious, congruent

Antonyms: irreconcilable, incompatible, conflicting