congenial

English

Etymology

con- +‎ genial

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kənˈd͡ʒiːniəl/

Adjective

congenial (comparative more congenial, superlative most congenial)

  1. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
  2. Friendly or sociable.
    The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.
  3. Suitable to one’s needs.
    • 1961, J. A. Philip, Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, page 453-468:
      What was it that made this notion of mimesis, in spite of its inherent difficulties that only the dialectical method enables him to avoid, seem so useful and congenial to Plato?

Antonyms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-‎ (0 c, 103 e)

Translations
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Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French congénial.

Adjective

congenial m or n (feminine singular congenială, masculine plural congeniali, feminine and neuter plural congeniale)

  1. congenial

Declension
Declension of congenial
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite congenial congenială congeniali congeniale
definite congenialul congeniala congenialii congenialele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite congenial congeniale congeniali congeniale
definite congenialului congenialei congenialilor congenialelor

References
  • congenial in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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