Definition of congenial in English:

congenial

adjective kənˈdʒiːnɪəlkənˈdʒiniəl

1(of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one's own.
（人）志趣相投的；情投意合的
his need for some congenial company
他对志趣相投的同伴的需要。
Example sentencesExamples
- The group of decapod workers is extremely congenial and the interaction has resulted in many new collaborations.
- A hospitable septuagenarian runs it with her equally congenial son.
- He was a bright, congenial child who needed constant physical care, but was a pleasure to be around.
- She is then plied with drinks, hot and cold, sat down in a warm spot with congenial people and made to enjoy herself.
- What has so far been described is the idyllic situation where the bookshop owner is congenial.
- Most people drink to be congenial, to celebrate, to have a good time.
- A congenial man with a neatly trimmed white beard, he's a classic civic booster who loves to extol his hometown's virtues.
- He is congenial but often distant and he keeps his private life private.
- He had proven such a congenial guest on his first visit that he had received a weekly invitation since that time.
- Helen also had numerous qualities that made her congenial.
- He looked younger and more congenial than he appears on television and in newspapers.
- They usually proved both intelligent and congenial.
- It's always the case when you get a bunch of bloggers in the room: as a rule they are the smartest, most congenial people you could hope to meet.
- In 1819 he was at work again in northern England, eventually settling in Scarborough among congenial clients and friends.
- Enemies have disappeared and new ones - many once former allies and even congenial friends - have taken their places.
- Your artistic nature suggests enjoyment of good music, fine works of art, good literature, and intelligent, congenial friends.
- I however keep coming back to Thailand to see the breathtaking landscape, beautiful beaches and congenial people.
- The reason he had the respect of such a wide range of his younger peers was the quality of his poetry - not just his congenial personality.
- He devoted these years to philosophy, writing, and the company of a circle of congenial friends.
- On current form, the congenial Dubliner can save his heavenly appeals, but he seems to know something the rest of us don't, and has countered the notion that taking him on board was a sweetener.
- Anyway, it was a weird but fun day spent with congenial folks, and I did get to meet the newscaster, even if only as a disembodied voice in my ear.
Synonyms
like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with
companionable, sociable, sympathetic, comradely, convivial, neighbourly, hospitable, genial, personable, agreeable, friendly, pleasant, likeable, kindly, pleasing, amiable, nice, good-natured
French sympathique
Italian &amp Spanish simpatico
1. 1.1 (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination.
  （事物）适意的，合意的，相宜的
  he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul
  他回到了一个其气氛更适合他那冷酷心灵的地方。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He seeks consultation from experts whose paradigms are congenial to and close to his own, and their recommendations also fall short of success.
  This extreme anti-realism was not congenial to logical positivists.
  Once, after a couple of meetings, it was agreed that the idea of a second marriage was congenial to both of them, they decided to put it to execution.
  The herons and buzzards have left for places more congenial to watching and listening for desperate scrambling through snow.
  Journalists, as you know, are crucial to changing the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to liberty.
  The conservative attitude which pervaded his book was especially congenial to America.
  It's not a portrait that will be entirely congenial to either his critics or his allies, though in many respects I think he comes off quite well.
  South Carolina is very congenial to socially conservative candidates.
  I fear that the tone of this platform would be far more congenial to the French revolutionaries than the American.
  Their work ignored the inner contradictions in the Soviet bloc and reinforced a monolithic image of communism congenial to the cold war apparatus.
  And libertarian proposals in most spheres are normally congenial to conservatives too.
  Even the city's climate was particularly congenial to him.
  No presumption has ever existed in favor of a judging style congenial to ‘moderates.’
  The mock-up behind the move was to make the Act more congenial to the economic development needs of Zambia.
  The age of free love and four-letter words was not congenial to this son of a Methodist lay-preacher.
  It has been my anxious wish to do my duty to my country, though politics never were congenial to me and while my dear Husband lived I left as much as I could to him.
  In my view, rock, despite a few exceptions, is not really suited for storytelling and not especially congenial to the subtler kind of lyric.
  The country is still changing in ways congenial to Democrats.
  What he has to say may be congenial to the beliefs of many, but one can't overlook the feeling that the relations between his ideas and evidence sometimes feel slight.
  It will be congenial to all since it must be committed to modelling, to methodological individualism and to the notion of optimisation.
  Synonyms
  pleasant, pleasing, to one's liking, agreeable, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, appealing, engaging, satisfying, gratifying, fine, charming, delightful, relaxing, snug, welcome, welcoming, hospitable
  suitable, suited, well suited, fit, appropriate, adapted, favourable

Derivatives

congeniality

noun kəndʒiːnɪˈalɪtikənˌdʒiniˈælədi

It is important for parents to cultivate an enlightened and tender congeniality about such matters, otherwise they risk transferring unhealthy attitudes to their children.
Example sentencesExamples
- By adding in some component of intelligence or false congeniality, the interview steers you away from understanding the contest for what it really is - a valuation of the female body.
- Women are also learning that the game is all about congeniality.
- I hope that this atmosphere of congeniality will last.
- It's a very thought-provoking activity and breeds congeniality.

congenially

adverb

The producer in charge of the audio recording kept complaining (in the nicest possible way) that we were slowing down - which was kind-of inevitable with our conductor, who has been known to congenially protract verses in the past.
Example sentencesExamples
- The teacher smiled congenially, setting his case next to his desk and sat on it facing the class.
- One signal that a new volume of American poetry resonates congenially, from the first poem to the stanza just short of the obligatory blank white pages, is that no one poem insists itself as the signature work.
- Do you have the impression that business journalists are still dependent, perhaps overly dependent, on analysts and experts who often turn out to be wrong and congenially bullish about corporations and stocks?
- So the seats could be a boon for occasional outings with your offspring and grandchildren, travelling congenially under one roof instead of split up in two cars.

Rhymes

genial, menial, venial

Definition of congenial in US English:

congenial

adjectivekənˈdʒiniəlkənˈjēnēəl

1(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.
（人）志趣相投的；情投意合的
his need for some congenial company
他对志趣相投的同伴的需要。
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1819 he was at work again in northern England, eventually settling in Scarborough among congenial clients and friends.
- I however keep coming back to Thailand to see the breathtaking landscape, beautiful beaches and congenial people.
- She is then plied with drinks, hot and cold, sat down in a warm spot with congenial people and made to enjoy herself.
- He devoted these years to philosophy, writing, and the company of a circle of congenial friends.
- It's always the case when you get a bunch of bloggers in the room: as a rule they are the smartest, most congenial people you could hope to meet.
- Most people drink to be congenial, to celebrate, to have a good time.
- He was a bright, congenial child who needed constant physical care, but was a pleasure to be around.
- Your artistic nature suggests enjoyment of good music, fine works of art, good literature, and intelligent, congenial friends.
- What has so far been described is the idyllic situation where the bookshop owner is congenial.
- Helen also had numerous qualities that made her congenial.
- He looked younger and more congenial than he appears on television and in newspapers.
- The reason he had the respect of such a wide range of his younger peers was the quality of his poetry - not just his congenial personality.
- Anyway, it was a weird but fun day spent with congenial folks, and I did get to meet the newscaster, even if only as a disembodied voice in my ear.
- Enemies have disappeared and new ones - many once former allies and even congenial friends - have taken their places.
- On current form, the congenial Dubliner can save his heavenly appeals, but he seems to know something the rest of us don't, and has countered the notion that taking him on board was a sweetener.
- The group of decapod workers is extremely congenial and the interaction has resulted in many new collaborations.
- A hospitable septuagenarian runs it with her equally congenial son.
- They usually proved both intelligent and congenial.
- He is congenial but often distant and he keeps his private life private.
- A congenial man with a neatly trimmed white beard, he's a classic civic booster who loves to extol his hometown's virtues.
- He had proven such a congenial guest on his first visit that he had received a weekly invitation since that time.
Synonyms
like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with
1. 1.1 (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination.
  （事物）适意的，合意的，相宜的
  he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul
  他回到了一个其气氛更适合他那冷酷心灵的地方。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He seeks consultation from experts whose paradigms are congenial to and close to his own, and their recommendations also fall short of success.
  Their work ignored the inner contradictions in the Soviet bloc and reinforced a monolithic image of communism congenial to the cold war apparatus.
  This extreme anti-realism was not congenial to logical positivists.
  What he has to say may be congenial to the beliefs of many, but one can't overlook the feeling that the relations between his ideas and evidence sometimes feel slight.
  Even the city's climate was particularly congenial to him.
  Once, after a couple of meetings, it was agreed that the idea of a second marriage was congenial to both of them, they decided to put it to execution.
  It's not a portrait that will be entirely congenial to either his critics or his allies, though in many respects I think he comes off quite well.
  Journalists, as you know, are crucial to changing the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to liberty.
  The conservative attitude which pervaded his book was especially congenial to America.
  It has been my anxious wish to do my duty to my country, though politics never were congenial to me and while my dear Husband lived I left as much as I could to him.
  No presumption has ever existed in favor of a judging style congenial to ‘moderates.’
  South Carolina is very congenial to socially conservative candidates.
  The age of free love and four-letter words was not congenial to this son of a Methodist lay-preacher.
  The herons and buzzards have left for places more congenial to watching and listening for desperate scrambling through snow.
  I fear that the tone of this platform would be far more congenial to the French revolutionaries than the American.
  And libertarian proposals in most spheres are normally congenial to conservatives too.
  The country is still changing in ways congenial to Democrats.
  In my view, rock, despite a few exceptions, is not really suited for storytelling and not especially congenial to the subtler kind of lyric.
  The mock-up behind the move was to make the Act more congenial to the economic development needs of Zambia.
  It will be congenial to all since it must be committed to modelling, to methodological individualism and to the notion of optimisation.
  Synonyms
  pleasant, pleasing, to one's liking, agreeable, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, appealing, engaging, satisfying, gratifying, fine, charming, delightful, relaxing, snug, welcome, welcoming, hospitable

词汇	congenial
释义	Definition of congenial in English: congenial adjective kənˈdʒiːnɪəlkənˈdʒiniəl 1(of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one's own. （人）志趣相投的；情投意合的 his need for some congenial company 他对志趣相投的同伴的需要。 Example sentencesExamples The group of decapod workers is extremely congenial and the interaction has resulted in many new collaborations. A hospitable septuagenarian runs it with her equally congenial son. He was a bright, congenial child who needed constant physical care, but was a pleasure to be around. She is then plied with drinks, hot and cold, sat down in a warm spot with congenial people and made to enjoy herself. What has so far been described is the idyllic situation where the bookshop owner is congenial. Most people drink to be congenial, to celebrate, to have a good time. A congenial man with a neatly trimmed white beard, he's a classic civic booster who loves to extol his hometown's virtues. He is congenial but often distant and he keeps his private life private. He had proven such a congenial guest on his first visit that he had received a weekly invitation since that time. Helen also had numerous qualities that made her congenial. He looked younger and more congenial than he appears on television and in newspapers. They usually proved both intelligent and congenial. It's always the case when you get a bunch of bloggers in the room: as a rule they are the smartest, most congenial people you could hope to meet. In 1819 he was at work again in northern England, eventually settling in Scarborough among congenial clients and friends. Enemies have disappeared and new ones - many once former allies and even congenial friends - have taken their places. Your artistic nature suggests enjoyment of good music, fine works of art, good literature, and intelligent, congenial friends. I however keep coming back to Thailand to see the breathtaking landscape, beautiful beaches and congenial people. The reason he had the respect of such a wide range of his younger peers was the quality of his poetry - not just his congenial personality. He devoted these years to philosophy, writing, and the company of a circle of congenial friends. On current form, the congenial Dubliner can save his heavenly appeals, but he seems to know something the rest of us don't, and has countered the notion that taking him on board was a sweetener. Anyway, it was a weird but fun day spent with congenial folks, and I did get to meet the newscaster, even if only as a disembodied voice in my ear. Synonyms like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with companionable, sociable, sympathetic, comradely, convivial, neighbourly, hospitable, genial, personable, agreeable, friendly, pleasant, likeable, kindly, pleasing, amiable, nice, good-natured French sympathique Italian &amp Spanish simpatico 1.1 (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination. （事物）适意的，合意的，相宜的 he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul 他回到了一个其气氛更适合他那冷酷心灵的地方。 Example sentencesExamples He seeks consultation from experts whose paradigms are congenial to and close to his own, and their recommendations also fall short of success. This extreme anti-realism was not congenial to logical positivists. Once, after a couple of meetings, it was agreed that the idea of a second marriage was congenial to both of them, they decided to put it to execution. The herons and buzzards have left for places more congenial to watching and listening for desperate scrambling through snow. Journalists, as you know, are crucial to changing the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to liberty. The conservative attitude which pervaded his book was especially congenial to America. It's not a portrait that will be entirely congenial to either his critics or his allies, though in many respects I think he comes off quite well. South Carolina is very congenial to socially conservative candidates. I fear that the tone of this platform would be far more congenial to the French revolutionaries than the American. Their work ignored the inner contradictions in the Soviet bloc and reinforced a monolithic image of communism congenial to the cold war apparatus. And libertarian proposals in most spheres are normally congenial to conservatives too. Even the city's climate was particularly congenial to him. No presumption has ever existed in favor of a judging style congenial to ‘moderates.’ The mock-up behind the move was to make the Act more congenial to the economic development needs of Zambia. The age of free love and four-letter words was not congenial to this son of a Methodist lay-preacher. It has been my anxious wish to do my duty to my country, though politics never were congenial to me and while my dear Husband lived I left as much as I could to him. In my view, rock, despite a few exceptions, is not really suited for storytelling and not especially congenial to the subtler kind of lyric. The country is still changing in ways congenial to Democrats. What he has to say may be congenial to the beliefs of many, but one can't overlook the feeling that the relations between his ideas and evidence sometimes feel slight. It will be congenial to all since it must be committed to modelling, to methodological individualism and to the notion of optimisation. Synonyms pleasant, pleasing, to one's liking, agreeable, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, appealing, engaging, satisfying, gratifying, fine, charming, delightful, relaxing, snug, welcome, welcoming, hospitable suitable, suited, well suited, fit, appropriate, adapted, favourable Derivatives congeniality noun kəndʒiːnɪˈalɪtikənˌdʒiniˈælədi It is important for parents to cultivate an enlightened and tender congeniality about such matters, otherwise they risk transferring unhealthy attitudes to their children. Example sentencesExamples By adding in some component of intelligence or false congeniality, the interview steers you away from understanding the contest for what it really is - a valuation of the female body. Women are also learning that the game is all about congeniality. I hope that this atmosphere of congeniality will last. It's a very thought-provoking activity and breeds congeniality. congenially adverb The producer in charge of the audio recording kept complaining (in the nicest possible way) that we were slowing down - which was kind-of inevitable with our conductor, who has been known to congenially protract verses in the past. Example sentencesExamples The teacher smiled congenially, setting his case next to his desk and sat on it facing the class. One signal that a new volume of American poetry resonates congenially, from the first poem to the stanza just short of the obligatory blank white pages, is that no one poem insists itself as the signature work. Do you have the impression that business journalists are still dependent, perhaps overly dependent, on analysts and experts who often turn out to be wrong and congenially bullish about corporations and stocks? So the seats could be a boon for occasional outings with your offspring and grandchildren, travelling congenially under one roof instead of split up in two cars. Rhymes genial, menial, venial Definition of congenial in US English: congenial adjectivekənˈdʒiniəlkənˈjēnēəl 1(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own. （人）志趣相投的；情投意合的 his need for some congenial company 他对志趣相投的同伴的需要。 Example sentencesExamples In 1819 he was at work again in northern England, eventually settling in Scarborough among congenial clients and friends. I however keep coming back to Thailand to see the breathtaking landscape, beautiful beaches and congenial people. She is then plied with drinks, hot and cold, sat down in a warm spot with congenial people and made to enjoy herself. He devoted these years to philosophy, writing, and the company of a circle of congenial friends. It's always the case when you get a bunch of bloggers in the room: as a rule they are the smartest, most congenial people you could hope to meet. Most people drink to be congenial, to celebrate, to have a good time. He was a bright, congenial child who needed constant physical care, but was a pleasure to be around. Your artistic nature suggests enjoyment of good music, fine works of art, good literature, and intelligent, congenial friends. What has so far been described is the idyllic situation where the bookshop owner is congenial. Helen also had numerous qualities that made her congenial. He looked younger and more congenial than he appears on television and in newspapers. The reason he had the respect of such a wide range of his younger peers was the quality of his poetry - not just his congenial personality. Anyway, it was a weird but fun day spent with congenial folks, and I did get to meet the newscaster, even if only as a disembodied voice in my ear. Enemies have disappeared and new ones - many once former allies and even congenial friends - have taken their places. On current form, the congenial Dubliner can save his heavenly appeals, but he seems to know something the rest of us don't, and has countered the notion that taking him on board was a sweetener. The group of decapod workers is extremely congenial and the interaction has resulted in many new collaborations. A hospitable septuagenarian runs it with her equally congenial son. They usually proved both intelligent and congenial. He is congenial but often distant and he keeps his private life private. A congenial man with a neatly trimmed white beard, he's a classic civic booster who loves to extol his hometown's virtues. He had proven such a congenial guest on his first visit that he had received a weekly invitation since that time. Synonyms like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with 1.1 (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination. （事物）适意的，合意的，相宜的 he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul 他回到了一个其气氛更适合他那冷酷心灵的地方。 Example sentencesExamples He seeks consultation from experts whose paradigms are congenial to and close to his own, and their recommendations also fall short of success. Their work ignored the inner contradictions in the Soviet bloc and reinforced a monolithic image of communism congenial to the cold war apparatus. This extreme anti-realism was not congenial to logical positivists. What he has to say may be congenial to the beliefs of many, but one can't overlook the feeling that the relations between his ideas and evidence sometimes feel slight. Even the city's climate was particularly congenial to him. Once, after a couple of meetings, it was agreed that the idea of a second marriage was congenial to both of them, they decided to put it to execution. It's not a portrait that will be entirely congenial to either his critics or his allies, though in many respects I think he comes off quite well. Journalists, as you know, are crucial to changing the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to liberty. The conservative attitude which pervaded his book was especially congenial to America. It has been my anxious wish to do my duty to my country, though politics never were congenial to me and while my dear Husband lived I left as much as I could to him. No presumption has ever existed in favor of a judging style congenial to ‘moderates.’ South Carolina is very congenial to socially conservative candidates. The age of free love and four-letter words was not congenial to this son of a Methodist lay-preacher. The herons and buzzards have left for places more congenial to watching and listening for desperate scrambling through snow. I fear that the tone of this platform would be far more congenial to the French revolutionaries than the American. And libertarian proposals in most spheres are normally congenial to conservatives too. The country is still changing in ways congenial to Democrats. In my view, rock, despite a few exceptions, is not really suited for storytelling and not especially congenial to the subtler kind of lyric. The mock-up behind the move was to make the Act more congenial to the economic development needs of Zambia. It will be congenial to all since it must be committed to modelling, to methodological individualism and to the notion of optimisation. Synonyms pleasant, pleasing, to one's liking, agreeable, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, appealing, engaging, satisfying, gratifying, fine, charming, delightful, relaxing, snug, welcome, welcoming, hospitable
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