'Congenial' definitions:
Definition of 'congenial'
From: WordNet
adjective
Suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock [ant: incompatible, uncongenial]
adjective
(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
Definition of 'Congenial'
From: GCIDE
- Congenial \Con*gen"ial\ (?; 106), a. [Pref. con- + genial.]
- 1. Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic. [1913 Webster]
- Congenial souls! whose life one avarice joins. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- two congenial spirits united . . . by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues --T. L. Peacock
- 2. Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition; as, a congenial atmosphere to work in. "Congenial clime." --C. J. Fox. [1913 Webster]
- To defame the excellence with which it has no sympathy . . . is its congenial work. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted; -- used of plants. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'congenial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordant,
- affable,
- affinitive,
- affirmative,
- agnate,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- akin,
- allied,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- answerable,
- appertaining,
- associative,
- at one,
- attuned,
- blissful,
- brotherly,
- cheerful,
- civil,
- clubbable,
- clubbish,
- clubby,
- coexistent,
- coexisting,
- cognate,
- coherent,
- coincident,
- coinciding,
- commensurate,
- communicative,
- companionable,
- companionate,
- comparable,
- comparative,
- compatible,
- complaisant,
- concordant,
- concurring,
- conformable,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congruent,
- congruous,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- connective,
- consentaneous,
- consentient,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- conspecific,
- cooperating,
- cooperative,
- cordial,
- correlative,
- correspondent,
- corresponding,
- courteous,
- desirable,
- dulcet,
- empathetic,
- empathic,
- en rapport,
- enate,
- enjoyable,
- equivalent,
- fair,
- fair and pleasant,
- favorable,
- felicific,
- felicitous,
- fine,
- fit for society,
- fond of society,
- fraternal,
- frictionless,
- friendlike,
- friendly,
- genial,
- good,
- goodly,
- gracious,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- gregarious,
- harmonious,
- heart-warming,
- honeyed,
- hospitable,
- in accord,
- in agreement,
- in concert,
- in rapport,
- in sync,
- in synchronization,
- in tune,
- inaccordance,
- inharmony,
- kind,
- likable,
- like-minded,
- linking,
- mellifluous,
- mellow,
- neighborlike,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- of a piece,
- of like mind,
- of one mind,
- on all fours,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- pertaining,
- pertinent,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pleasure-giving,
- pleasureful,
- positive,
- proportionable,
- proportional,
- proportionate,
- reconcilable,
- referable,
- referring,
- relating,
- relational,
- relative,
- responsibilities,
- rewarding,
- satisfying,
- self-consistent,
- simpatico,
- sisterly,
- sociable,
- social,
- social-minded,
- sweet,
- symbiotic,
- sympathetic,
- sympathique,
- synchronized,
- synchronous,
- together,
- unanimous,
- understanding,
- unhostile,
- uniform,
- unisonant,
- unisonous,
- united,
- urbane,
- welcome,
- well-affected,
- well-disposed,
- well-intentioned,
- well-meaning,
- well-meant