congenial

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I will have no one in my house who cannot value my wife You would turn me out of doors, papa I should certainly endeavour to provide you with a more congenial--congenial, that was the word you used, I think--more congenial home Indeed!"

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  1. adjective Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic.
  2. adjective Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable: a congenial host.
  3. adjective Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable: congenial surroundings.

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  • Mistletoe did not find my apple-trees congenial, there was only one piece on all my fruit land, and it was regarded as something of a curiosity. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
  • This marriage was highly congenial, as the lady was possessed of an amiable disposition, and she ministered to his needs and together they enjoyed good fellowship, to his death, after which event, she returned to Liverpool, where she resided till she died The father of William Black walked through all the years of a long life in the ways of peace, and the son rejoiced that he had been honored in leading him to Christ. —  William Black The Apostle of Methodism in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
  • Marcia somehow is not congenial, and Eugene--how much company a pleasant young fellow like Eugene might prove Is there any one you would like to ask here?" —  Floyd Grandon's Honor
  • I reckon you and I aren't exactly congenial, and I shan't trouble you any more unless Dick goes back on me again and I don't think he will Sonia Through the still night air came the sound of bells--Christmas bells ringing in the Great Day. —  The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story
  • We were congenial, and it happened that we were thrown together a lot, but I am sure she never thought of any serious outcome of our companionship. —  The Fifth Ace
 

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  1. Probably from con- + Latin genius, the personification of one's natural inclinations; see genius.

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  1. = French congénial = Spanish Portuguese congenial, from Latin com-, together, + genialis, genial: see genial. Cf. congeneric and congenious.
 

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/kənˈdʒinɪəl/
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