quasicongenial
yəl 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.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | friendly, pleasant, or agreeable: a congenial atmosphere to work in |
| 2. | having a similar disposition, tastes, etc; compatible; sympathetic |
| [C17: from | |
| congeniality | |
| —n | |
| con'genialness | |
| —n | |
| con'genially | |
| —adv | |
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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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