uncongenial
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un·con·gen·ial
(ŭn′kən-jēn′yəl)adj.
1. Not compatible or sympathetic, as in character.
2. Not appropriate; unsuitable.
3. Not pleasing; disagreeable.
un′con·ge′ni·al′ity (-jē′nē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.
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uncongenial
(ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːnjəl; -nɪəl)adj
not friendly, pleasant, or agreeable
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Adj. 1. [画像:uncongenial - not suitable to your tastes or needs]uncongenial - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
incompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"
unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
unsympathetic - not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic"
congenial - suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock
2. [画像:uncongenial - very unfavorable to life or growth]uncongenial - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
3. uncongenial - used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted
incompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"
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uncongenial
[ˈʌnkənˈdʒiːnɪəl] ADJ [person] → antipático, poco amigable ; [company, work, surroundings] → desagradable, poco agradableto be uncongenial to sb → ser antipático or desagradable con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːniəl] adj (= not to one's taste) [person] → inintéressant(e)
[atmosphere] → froid(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
uncongenial
adj person → unliebenswürdig, nicht einnehmend ; work, surroundings → unerfreulich ; he finds this place uncongenial → dieser Ort entspricht ihm or seinem Wesen nicht ; to be uncongenial to somebody → sich jdm gegenüber wenig liebenswürdig verhalten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːnɪəl] adj (person) → poco simpatico/a; (surroundings, work) → poco piacevoleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995