congenial

[US]/kənˈdʒiːniəl/
[UK]/kənˈdʒiːniəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pleasant, suitable

Phrases & Collocations

congenial atmosphere

a congenial companion

congenial working environment

Example Sentences

a congenial host and hostess.

his need for some congenial company.

it's an extremely congenial hang-out for disputatious academics.

In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.

he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul.

The atmosphere in the office was congenial, but after five years she began to grow restless (not restive ).

Bonny Hicks appeared to me to be the paradigmatic example of an autonomous, free-choosing individual who decided early on to construct a lifestyle congenial to her idiosyncratic sense of self-expression.

Real-world Examples

But some actors may, in fact, find cloning congenial.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But, if congenial to philosophy, it is apt to be dangerous to the commonwealth.

Source: Returning Home

And found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so congenial that the joint studio resulted. That was in May.

Source: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme where-on to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate.

Source: Moby-Dick

I call it more congenial — but how it must have seared his soul!

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

You're the more congenial person, that talks to.

Source: Hey Steven

And there were other people in Atlanta who would come to her parties, other people far more congenial than those hide-bound old hens.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The strong tide, so swift, so deep, and certain, was like a congenial friend, in the morning stillness.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

He runs a sort of art colony for writers and such who want sedusion and a congenial atmosphere.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

I had been accustomed from earliest youth to agricultural labors, and it was an occupation congenial to my tastes.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

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