compound

Meaning

Noun

1. An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
2. An enclosure for secure storage.
3. A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
4. (Philippines, broadly) A compound of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Composed of elements; not simple.
2. (not-comparable) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
3. (not-comparable) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Verb

1. (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
2. (transitive) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
3. (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
4. (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To compose; to constitute.
6. (intransitive) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
7. (transitive) To worsen a situation.
8. (intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.

Opposite of

simple

Synonyms

mixture

composite

mix

blend

complex

combine

combination

chemical compound

composition

mingle

courtyard

yard

alloy

jumble

admixture

mixed

house

🏠

bring together

mix up

join

combined

intensify

hybrid

home

🏠

aggregate

make up

unite

intermixture

compose

heighten

medley

amalgamate

put together

precinct

prepare

shuffle

miscellaneous

admix

commingle

motley

substance

colonial

immingle

compromise

deepen

compounding

compost

compound word

enclosure

add

Translations

composto

composé

compuesto

concession

Verbindung

chemische Verbindung

composto

complexe

composto chimico

compuesto químico

mélanger

combiner

composer

enceinte

mot composé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/

Etymology

Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese, altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.