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congenial

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con⋅gen⋅ial

  [kuhn-jeen-yuhl]
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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; < L con- con- + geni(us) genius + -al 1

Related forms:
con⋅ge⋅ni⋅al⋅i⋅ty  [kuhn-jee-nee-al-i-tee] , con⋅gen⋅ial⋅ness, noun
con⋅gen⋅ial⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.

Antonyms:
1, 2. disagreeable.
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con·gen·ial   (kən-jēn'yəl)   
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.


[Probably from con- + Latin genius, the personification of one's natural inclinations; see genius.]
con·ge'ni·al'i·ty (-jē'nē-āl'ĭ-tē), con·gen'ial·ness n., con·gen'ial·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

congenial 
c.1625, "kindred, sympathetic," from L. com- "together" + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred." Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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