congenial

[ kuhn-jeen-yuhl ]

/ kənˈdʒin yəl /

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adjective

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

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

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1 favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.

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1, 2 disagreeable.

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Origin of congenial

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin con- con- + geni(us) genius + -al¹

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, adverb

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How to use congenial in a sentence

Every few years, certain lawmakers demanded that the seat of government move somewhere more congenial.
In 1814, British forces burned the U.S. Capitol|Joel Achenbach|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
Cutting abruptly through the noise, I heard a congenially familiar sound: the squeaky voice of Freddy Catesby.
Life Imitates Patriots: Inaugural Version|David Frum|January 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Happily unconscious of any dark conspiracies against her welfare, Marjories last night at the Hall was congenially spent.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
He reached his destination without remark, and found it congenially dreary.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes

He sells his farm, packs up his goods and cash in his waggon, and starts for regions more congenially wild.
The Last Boer War|H. Rider Haggard
There is plenty of room for his hat, there is a congenially aggressive spirit against Rome and it slightly irritates Ma.
A Student in Arms|Donald Hankey
What could have been more congenially adapted to their then woful condition?
The Works of Whittier, Volume III (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier

British Dictionary definitions for congenial

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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