What does congenial mean?

congenial means "suitable to your needs". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in congenial?

congenial has 3 syllables: con-ge-nial. The stress falls on "ge". In IPA it is /kənˈdʒinjəl/.

What is the opposite of congenial?

The recorded antonyms are uncongenial.

Is congenial a common word?

congenial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with congenial?

1 word rhymes with congenial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

congenial — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
suitable to your needs
“a congenial atmosphere to work in”
“two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues”
Antonymsuncongenial
Similarsociable
2.
(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
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What does congenial mean?: congenial means "suitable to your needs". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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