Both Uses of
congenial
in
The House of Mirth
- It was the first time since her return from Europe that Lily had found herself in a congenial atmosphere, and the stirring of familiar associations had almost prepared her, as she descended the stairs before dinner, to enter upon a group of her old acquaintances.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- Since she had left Mme. Regina's she had spent her days in the streets, partly to escape from the uncongenial promiscuities of the boarding-house, and partly in the hope that physical fatigue would help her to sleep.†
Chpt 2.11
Definition:
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(congenial) agreeable or compatible in a positive way -- often in the context of being friendly and sociable