congeniality

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/kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/

noun

The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.

“Eugenie was known for her congeniality; she could easily fit in to virtually any group of people and have a good time.”

Similar
congenialness
Opposite
uncongeniality
OriginEnglish congenial ← Middle French génia ← Latin geniālis →
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Meanings

nouncongeniality (countable and uncountable, plural congenialities)

plural congenialities

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.

    Eugenie was known for her congeniality; she could easily fit in to virtually any group of people and have a good time.

    1 more example

    If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed.

    1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncompatibility between persons

Similar
congenialness
Broader
compatibility

nouna congenial disposition

Opposite
uncongeniality
Broader
friendliness
Also see
agreementcongenialness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  10. Latingenius
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Latingeniālis
  14. Middle Frenchgénia
  15. Englishgenial
  16. Englishcongenial
  17. Englishcongeniality

From congenial + -ity.

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Translations

Arabic حَرَارَة
  • حَرَارَة (ḥarāra)quality of being congenial
French sociabilité
  • sociabilitéquality of being congenial
German Gleichgesinntheit, Wesensgleichheit
  • Gleichgesinntheitquality of being congenial
  • Wesensgleichheitquality of being congenial
  • Ähnlichkeitquality of being congenial
Italian congenialità
  • congenialitàquality of being congenial
Portuguese congenialidade
  • congenialidadequality of being congenial
Romanian congenialitate
  • congenialitatequality of being congenial

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with congeniality

realitybestialitypersonalityhospitalitysexualityconfidentialitymoralitylocalityhomosexualitymentalitypluralitydualitylegalitybrutalitymodalityfatalitygeneralitytotalitycausalitysensualityformalitynormalityproportionalitydimensionality
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Cite this entry
APA

congeniality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congeniality

MLA

“congeniality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congeniality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congeniality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congeniality.

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