uncongeniality
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a word derived from
congeniality.
congenialitynounthe quality of being agreeable, suitable, or pleasant.
Example Sentences
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She knew the sorrows of suspense, bereavement, and family disunion; and he, before his twenty-fourth year, had made experience of adversity, uncongeniality, disappointment, and severe—almost hopeless—everyday labour.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
For two years we lived together in increasing uncongeniality and distaste.
From The White Linen Nurse by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
So, beside the horrors of uncongeniality under this roof, she was now to be turned out of her own bed to make way for an arrival from the state prison.
From The Code of the Mountains by Charles Neville Buck
Lord Mayo discerned clearly how far this result was due to their own neglect, and how far to the unsuitability or uncongeniality of our educational methods.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by William Wilson Hunter
It would appear as if the uncongeniality of the parents had affected their children unfavorably.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Theophila Carlile Campbell