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cooperative
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congenial
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con·gen·ial
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yəl
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adjective
1.
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in
nature
or character:
congenial surroundings.
2.
suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible:
a congenial couple.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
con-
con-
+
geni
(
us
)
genius
+
-al
1
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con·ge·ni·al·i·ty
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,
con·gen·ial·ness,
noun
con·gen·ial·ly,
adverb
pre·con·gen·ial,
adjective
qua·si-con·gen·ial,
adjective
qua·si-con·gen·ial·ly,
adverb
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un·con·gen·ial,
adjective
un·con·gen·ial·ly,
adverb
un·con·ge·ni·al·i·ty,
noun
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.
Antonyms
1, 2.
disagreeable.
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World English Dictionary
congenial
(kənˈdʒiːnjəl, -nɪəl)
—
adj
1.
friendly, pleasant, or agreeable:
a congenial atmosphere to work in
2.
having a similar disposition, tastes, etc; compatible; sympathetic
[C17: from
con-
(same) +
genial
1
]
congeniality
—
n
con'genialness
—
n
con'genially
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
congenial
1620s, "kindred, sympathetic," from L. com- "together" + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred." Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711. Related: Congeniality (1620s).
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