Congenial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suitable to your needs; ; - T.L.Peacock

(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚθɹˌɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndʒˈiːnɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndʒˈiːnɪəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚθɹˌɛt/.

Examples

a congenial atmosphere to work in
two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

uncongenial

Parts of Speech

adjective	suitable to your needs; ; - T.L.Peacock “a congenial atmosphere to work in”
adjective	(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

Word Forms

congenialness	noun	compatibility between persons
congeniality	noun	compatibility between persons

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sympathisch

passend zu Ihren Bedürfnissen; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇫🇷French

agréable

adapté à vos besoins ; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇪🇸Spanish

agradable

adecuado a sus necesidades; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇮🇹Italian

congeniale

adatto alle tue esigenze; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇳🇱Dutch

sympathiek

geschikt voor uw behoeften; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇵🇹Portuguese

agradável

adequado às suas necessidades; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇷🇺Russian

близкий по духу

подходит для ваших нужд; ; - Т.Л.Пикок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुकूल

आपकी आवश्यकताओं के लिए उपयुक्त; ; - टी.एल.मयूर

🇧🇩Bengali

সহজাত

আপনার প্রয়োজনের জন্য উপযুক্ত; ; - T.L. Peacock

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கமான

உங்கள் தேவைகளுக்கு ஏற்றது; ; - டி.எல்.மயில்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకూలమైన

మీ అవసరాలకు తగినది; ; - టి.ఎల్.నెమలి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकूल

आपल्या गरजांसाठी योग्य; ; - टी.एल.पीकॉक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકૂળ

તમારી જરૂરિયાતો માટે યોગ્ય; ; - ટી.એલ.પીકોક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೌಹಾರ್ದಯುತ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅಗತ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ; ; - ಟಿ.ಎಲ್.ನವಿಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൗഹാർദ്ദപരം

നിങ്ങളുടെ ആവശ്യങ്ങൾക്ക് അനുയോജ്യം; ; - ടി.എൽ.മയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ; ; - ਟੀ.ਐਲ.ਪੀਕੌਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملنسار

آپ کی ضروریات کے مطابق؛ ; - T.L. Peacock

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相投

适合您的需求； ; ——T·L·皮科克

🇯🇵Japanese

気の良い

あなたのニーズに適しています。 ; - T.L.ピーコック

🇰🇷Korean

마음이 맞는

귀하의 필요에 적합합니다. ; - T.L.피콕

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích hợp

phù hợp với nhu cầu của bạn; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นกันเอง

เหมาะสมกับความต้องการของคุณ ; - ที.แอล.นกยูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

cocok

sesuai dengan kebutuhan Anda; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇵🇭Filipino

kaaya-aya

angkop sa iyong mga pangangailangan; ; - T.L.Peacock

🇲🇾Malay

senang hati

sesuai dengan keperluan anda; ; - T.L.Peacock

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملائم

مناسبة لاحتياجاتك. ; - تي إل بيكوك

🇮🇷Persian

خوشایند

متناسب با نیاز شما؛ ; - T.L.Pecock

🇹🇷Turkish

cana yakın

ihtiyaçlarınıza uygun; ; - T.L.Tavuskuşu

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָרוֹב בְּרוּחוֹ

מתאים לצרכים שלך; ; - T.L.Peacock

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The primary meaning of 'congenial' is 'suitable to your needs; ; - T.L.Peacock'.

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Using 'congenial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'congenial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'congenial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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