different between magnetic vs congenial

English

Alternative forms

• magnetical (dated)
• magnetick (obsolete)

Etymology

magnet +? -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæ??n?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

magnetic (comparative more magnetic, superlative most magnetic)

1. Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.

   a magnetic recorder

2. Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
3. Determined by earth's magnetic fields.

   magnetic north

   the magnetic meridian

4. Having an extraordinary ability to attract.

   He has a magnetic personality.

   • 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery

     she that had all magnetic force alone

5. (archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.

   a magnetic sleep

Synonyms

• (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): magnetised, magnetized
• (having the properties a magnet): attractive, repulsive
• (having an extraordinary ability to attract): appealing, attractive, charismatic, inviting, seductive

Antonyms

• (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): antimagnetic
• (determined by earth's magnetic fields): geographic
• (having an extraordinary ability to attract): repulsive
• non-magnetic, nonmagnetic

Derived terms

Related terms

• magnet

Translations

Occitan

Adjective

magnetic m (feminine singular magnetica, masculine plural magnetics, feminine plural magneticas)

1. magnetic

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 617.

Romanian

Etymology

From French magnétique.

Adjective

magnetic m or n (feminine singular magnetic?, masculine plural magnetici, feminine and neuter plural magnetice)

1. magnetic

Declension

English

Etymology

con- +? genial

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k?n?d??i?ni?l/

Adjective

congenial (comparative more congenial, superlative most congenial)

1. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
   • 1855, Robert Browning, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”, XIX:

     No sluggish tide congenial to the glooms; / This, as it frothed by, might have been a bath / For the fiend's glowing hoof - to see the wrath / Of its black eddy bespate with flakes and spumes.

2. Friendly or sociable.

   The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.

3. Suitable to one’s needs.
   • 1961, J. A. Philip, Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, page 453-468:

     What was it that made this notion of mimesis, in spite of its inherent difficulties that only the dialectical method enables him to avoid, seem so useful and congenial to Plato?

Antonyms

• uncongenial

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• conga line