Congeniality

Congeniality
Congeniality Con*ge`ni*al"i*ty (? or ?; 106), n. The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness. --Sir J. Reynolds. [1913 Webster]

If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed. --Motley. [1913 Webster]

2. Compatibility between persons.

Syn: congenialness. [WordNet 1.5]

3. The personality trait of being friendly to a conspicuous degree.

Syn: geniality. [PJC]

4. The personality trait of being likable or pleasant.

Syn: pleasantness, likability. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • congeniality — noun The quality of being congenial. The state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes. Mandy was known for her congeniality; she could easily fit in to virtually any group of people and have a good time …   Wiktionary

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  • congeniality — noun see congenial …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • congeniality — See congenial. * * * …   Universalium

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  • congeniality — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being pleasant and friendly: affability, agreeabihty, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amiableness, congenialness, cordiality, cordialness, friendliness, geniality, genialness, pleasantness,… …   English dictionary for students

  • congeniality — con·ge·ni·al·i·ty || kÉ™n‚dÊ’iːnɪ ælÉ™tɪ n. quality of being congenial, agreeableness, affability, pleasantness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • congeniality — n 1. compatibility, congruity, congruence, congruousness, correspondence; sympathy, understanding, affinity, kindred, kindredness, like mindedness, oneness, relationship, rapport; agreement, concurrence, consentaneousness, consentaneity;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • congeniality — con·ge·nial·i·ty …   English syllables

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