Congenial
adjective
Pleasant or enjoyable, especially because it suits one's taste or inclination.
She found the work environment congenial and stimulating.
Often appears as...
- congenial atmosphere
- congenial companion
adjective
Being of the same nature or in agreement.
Their interests are not congenial with the demands of the people.
Often appears as...
- congenial interests
- congenial tastes
adjective
Pleasant or enjoyable, especially because it suits one's taste or inclination.
She found the work environment congenial and stimulating.
Often appears as...
- congenial atmosphere
- congenial companion
adjective
Being of the same nature or in agreement.
Their interests are not congenial with the demands of the people.
Often appears as...
- congenial interests
- congenial tastes
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Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Appeal
Congenial implies something matches a person's taste, so it can vary from person to person.
While some find classical music congenial, others prefer rock.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
'Congenial' often conveys a warm, friendly feeling or environment that one enjoys.
The dinner party was congenial, filled with good conversation and laughter.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Fit
Use 'congenial' when something fits well with a person's character or usual habits.
He thrived in the congenial solitude of his personal study.
Compare with
affableagreeableamiablecompanionableconvivialcordialfriendsociable
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Paul MacCready: Nature...
For those who live on the mainland, it was tough being away from home. The friendly support, the quiet confidence, congenial hospitality shown by our Hawaiian and military hosts -- this is starting --
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Paul MacCready: Nature...
For those who live on the mainland, it was tough being away from home. The friendly support, the quiet confidence, congenial hospitality shown by our Hawaiian and military hosts -- this is starting --
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J. C. Ryle
English Clergyman
What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.
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Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.
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John Diamond
Writer
Most of the time, I'm not scared. I get on with life, not because I'm a fatalist, but because that's the most congenial way of dealing with things. Indeed, most of the time, I'm not conscious of dealing with anything.
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John Cameron
Scientist
I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I left the Middle West for Schenectady because the General Electric Company offered me a more congenial, better paying job than did anyone else.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
Mongolians are epic drinkers and carousers, and in this respect, they are extremely congenial to my own way of thinking.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.
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Wilfred Owen
English Soldier
I don't ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry?
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V. S. Pritchett
British Writer
The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.
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J. C. Ryle
English Clergyman
What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.
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Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.
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John Diamond
Writer
Most of the time, I'm not scared. I get on with life, not because I'm a fatalist, but because that's the most congenial way of dealing with things. Indeed, most of the time, I'm not conscious of dealing with anything.
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John Cameron
Scientist
I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I left the Middle West for Schenectady because the General Electric Company offered me a more congenial, better paying job than did anyone else.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
Mongolians are epic drinkers and carousers, and in this respect, they are extremely congenial to my own way of thinking.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.
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Wilfred Owen
English Soldier
I don't ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry?
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V. S. Pritchett
British Writer
The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.
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