congenial

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 19, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>congenial</strong> &#149; \kun-JEEN-yul\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Congenial</em> means "pleasant, friendly, or suitable."</p> <p>// The office is a <em>congenial</em> place to work.</p> <p>// The tour guide was very <em>congenial.</em></p> <p>// The grapes thrive in the <em>congenial</em> climate.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congenial">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"There's no question that Sloan was a competitor, but throughout the competition he was <em>congenial</em> and respectful…." — <em>The Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald</em>, 3 Nov. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>According to ancient mythology, each person at birth was assigned a guardian spirit. The Latin name for this attendant spirit was <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genius#note-1">genius</a></em>. Two people who get along well together can be thought of as sharing a similar spirit. They might even be described by a word combining the Latin prefix <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/com-#h2">com-</a></em> (meaning "with, together") and <em>genius</em>—in English <em>congenial</em>.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>