congenial

con·gen·ial  (kn-jnyl)

adj.

1. Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic.

2. Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable: a congenial host.

3. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable: congenial surroundings.

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[Probably from con- + Latin genius, the personification of one's natural inclinations; see genius.]

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con·geni·ali·ty (-jn-l-t), con·genial·ness n.

con·genial·ly adv.

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congenial [kənˈdʒiːnjəl -nɪəl]

adj

1. friendly, pleasant, or agreeable a congenial atmosphere to work in

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

[from con- (same) + genial¹]

congeniality  [kənˌdʒiːnɪˈælɪtɪ], congenialness n

congenially  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	congenial - suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology" friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" sympathetic - expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture" uncongenial, incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
	2.	congenial - (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"

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congenial

adjective pleasant, kindly, pleasing, friendly, agreeable, cordial, sociable, genial, affable, convivial, companionable, favourable, complaisant The food at the party was excellent, and the company congenial.

Translations

congenial [kənˈdʒiːnɪəl] ADJ (frm) [atmosphere, environment, place] → agradable; [person, company] → simpático, agradable
to find sb congenial → tener simpatía a algn
the land proved congenial to farming → la tierra resultó ser buena para la agricultura
he found few people congenial to him → conoció a pocas personas con las que congeniara

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congenial [kənˈdʒiːniəl] adj [person] → sympathique, agréable; [job, surroundings] → agréable

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congenial

adj

(= pleasant) → ansprechend; person also → sympathisch; place, job also, atmosphere → angenehm; to be congenial to somebody (place, atmosphere, environment, work) → jdm zusagen

(liter: = of like nature) → kongenial (liter), → geistesverwandt

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congenial [kənˈdʒiːnɪəl] adj (place, work, company) → piacevole; (person) → simpatico/a

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congenial [kənˈdʒiːnɪəl] adj (place, work, company) → piacevole; (person) → simpatico/a

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congenial

adj congenial [kənˈdʒiːniəl]

agreeable; pleasant. geesverwant, simpatiek; passend, geskik; gemoedelik مُناسِب، مُوافِق، مُلائِم приятен vhodný, příjemný sympatisk angenehm ευχάριστος simpático, agradable meelepärane خوشایند؛ مطلوب miellyttävä sympathique נָעִים וְנֹח अनुकूल, सुखद istovrstan, srodan, simpatičan kedvező simpatik viðkunnanlegur congeniale, gradito 気の合った 마음이 맞는 priimtinas, malonus patīkams; tuvs menyenangkan aangenaam hyggelig, sympatisk sympatyczny agradável simpatic приятный príjemný prijeten prijatan sympatisk, trevlig เข้ากันได้; ถูกใจ hoş, cana yakın 相投的﹐宜人的 близький по духу; сприятливий موافق، خوشگوار tương đắc 志趣相投的, 性格相似的