Usually means: Pleasant and enjoyable; agreeable nature.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word congenial:

General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. congenial: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. congenial: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. congenial: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. congenial: Collins English Dictionary
  5. congenial: Vocabulary.com
  6. congenial: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. congenial: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. congenial: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Congenial, congenial: Dictionary.com
  10. congenial: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. congenial: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  12. Congenial: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. congenial: Rhymezone
  14. congenial: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. congenial: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  16. congenial: Free Dictionary
  17. congenial: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. congenial: Dictionary/thesaurus
  19. Congenial, congenial: Wordnik
  20. congenial: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  21. congenial: Wiktionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. congenial: Legal dictionary

(Note: See congeniality as well.)

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adjective:  Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
adjective:  Friendly or sociable.
adjective:  Suitable to one’s needs.

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