kongenial

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German

Etymology

Learned formation from kon- +‎ genial, from Latin con- and genialis, respectively.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kongenial (strong nominative masculine singular kongenialer, not comparable)

  1. (formal) equally brilliant; on the same mental or intellectual level
    Synonyms: ebenso brillant, ebenso genial, geistesverwandt
    Er war ein kongenialer Partner seines hervorragenden Chefs.
    He was an equally brilliant partner to his eminent boss.
    Das Buch verdankt seinen Erfolg auf dem deutschen Markt der kongenialen Übersetzung.
    The book owes its success on the German market to the equally brilliant translation.
    • 1991, Joachim Geissler-Kasmekat, Malerei, das vergessene Handwerk, →ISBN, page 214:
      Der kompetente Kritiker ist dem Künstler im Erkennen und Beurteilen, also in der künstlerischen Intelligenz stets kongenial.
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    • 2007, Richard Faber, Eva-Maria Ziege, Das Feld der Frankfurter Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften vor 1945, Königshausen & Neumann, →ISBN, page 137:
      Die Ungewissheit, warum Philosophen, die kongenial miteinander verbunden waren, so oft Schwierigkeiten hatten, langfristig zusammen zu arbeiten, bewegt vor allem diejenigen, []
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Usage notes

  • In some specific contexts, German kongenial and English congenial may overlap, but they must generally be considered false friends.

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Further reading

  • kongenial” in Duden online
  • kongenial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kongenial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon