1620s, "kindred, sympathetic," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred" (see genus). Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711. Related: Congeniality.
例文
1. He is back in more congenial company.
彼は帰ってきてより付き合いやすくなった。
2.a congenial working environment
快適な作業環境
3.I met few people congenial to me in the department.
その職場では意気投合した人には何人も会っていない。
4.In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.