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con⋅gen⋅ial

[kuhn-jeen-yuhl]
–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


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


1. favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.


1, 2. disagreeable.
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un·con·gen·ial   (ŭn'kən-jēn'yəl)   
adj.  
  1. Not compatible or sympathetic, as in character.

  2. Not appropriate; unsuitable.

  3. Not pleasing; disagreeable.

un'con·ge'ni·al'ity (-jē'nē-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
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