01 a. Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.
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Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.“Congenial souls! whose life one avarice joins.” — Pope.“two congenial spirits united . . . by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues” — T. L. Peacock
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Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition; as, a congenial atmosphere to work in.“To defame the excellence with which it has no sympathy . . . is its congenial work.” — I. Taylor.
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capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted; -- used of plants.(Bot.)