Both Uses of
congenial
in
Do You Speak American?
- In her literal incarnation she was a strong cultural force as the nation expanded to the west, but a metaphorical schoolmarm was congenial to the American yearning for propriety and gentility, for a homegrown culture that would not be derided by the older cultures of Europe.†
Chpt 1congenial = agreeable or compatible
- And what we overhear is a great range of American English, some of it congenial to English teachers, much not.†
Chpt 1 *
Definition:
agreeable or compatible in a positive way -- often in the context of being friendly and sociable