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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.
Related forms
con·gen·ial·ly, adverb
pre·con·gen·ial, adjective
qua·si-con·gen·ial, adjective
qua·si-con·gen·ial·ly, adverb
EXPANDSynonyms
1. favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.
1. favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.
Antonyms
1, 2. disagreeable.
1, 2. disagreeable.
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Uncongenial
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- Modern-day ballerinas seem to find the role an uncongenial one.
- Still others find themselves in places uncongenial to them socially, politically, or culturally.
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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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