uncongenial
uncongenial adjective: not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
Adjective
uncongenial (comparative more uncongenial, superlative most uncongenial)
- Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
- Not appropriate; unsuitable.
- Not pleasing; disagreeable.
- He found office life uncongenial, and eventually left the company.
- A few days brought time into that general routine of small observances which make up ordinary existence; but never had Francesca felt herself in a more uncongenial atmosphere.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 147
- Incapable of being grafted.
uncongenial meaning in Hindi and Urdu
uncongenial in Hindi
- not congenial, compatible, sympathetic
- असौहार्दपूर्ण asauhārdapūrṇ
uncongenial in Urdu
- ان مل, غیرمزاج, غیرساز گار, ناموافق
Forms of uncongenial
| comparative | more uncongenial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most uncongenial |
Origin of uncongenial
From un- + congenial.
Words formed from uncongenial
Questions about uncongenial
- What does uncongenial mean?
- Uncongenial means not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
- What is uncongenial in Hindi?
- Uncongenial in Hindi is असौहार्दपूर्ण (asauhārdapūrṇ). See Uncongenial meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is uncongenial?
- Uncongenial is an adjective.
Words near uncongenial in the dictionary
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