kongenial

German

Etymology

From Latin genius (ghost, sense) and cum (with, together).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnɡeˈni̯aːl/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kon‧ge‧ni‧al
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

kongenial (not comparable)

  1. congenial (having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests), at the same mental level
    Er war ein kongenialer Partner.
    He was a congenial partner.

Declension

Synonyms

  • ebenbürtig, geistesverwandt, geistig gleichrangig, gleichgesinnt, wesensgleich, wesensverwandt

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • Kongenialität

See also

References

  • kongenial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kongenial” in canoo.net
  • kongenial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.