congenial

[ kuhn-jeen-yuhl ]

/ kənˈdʒin yəl /

adjective

agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.

suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible: a congenial couple.

Words nearby congenial

congelifraction, congeliturbation, congener, congeneric, congenetic, congenial, congenic, congenital, congenital afibrinogenemia, congenital alopecia, congenital amputation

Origin of congenial

1615–25; < Latin con- con- + geni(us) genius + -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR congenial

1 favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.

ANTONYMS FOR congenial

1, 2 disagreeable.

OTHER WORDS FROM congenial

con·ge·ni·al·i·ty

[kuhn-jee-nee-al-i-tee] /kənˌdʒi niˈæl ɪ ti/, con·gen·ial·ness, nouncon·gen·ial·ly, adverbpre·con·gen·ial, adjectivequa·si-con·gen·ial, adjective

qua·si-con·gen·ial·ly, adverbun·con·gen·ial, adjectiveun·con·gen·ial·ly, adverbun·con·ge·ni·al·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for congenially

Cutting abruptly through the noise, I heard a congenially familiar sound: the squeaky voice of Freddy Catesby.
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He reached his destination without remark, and found it congenially dreary.
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Mind and heart, not environment, make life, and my time is occupied most congenially.
Bob Hampton of Placer|Randall Parrish
Happily unconscious of any dark conspiracies against her welfare, Marjories last night at the Hall was congenially spent.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester

These two were congenially alike in their careless indifference to the minor details of life.
The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson|Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
Certainly not the hard words they used so readily and congenially.
Charles Sumner; his Complete Works, v. 4-20|Charles Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for congenially

congenial

/ (kənˈdʒiːnjəl, -nɪəl) /

adjective

friendly, pleasant, or agreeablea congenial atmosphere to work in

having a similar disposition, tastes, etc; compatible; sympathetic

Derived forms of congenial

congeniality (kənˌdʒiːnɪˈælɪtɪ) or congenialness, nouncongenially, adverb

Word Origin for congenial

C17: from con- (same) + genial 1

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