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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The state of being congenial. Participation of the same nature; natural affinity.
  2. n. Correspondence; suitableness; agreeableness.

Wiktionary

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

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness.
  2. n. Compatibility between persons.
  3. n. The personality trait of being friendly to a conspicuous degree.
  4. n. The personality trait of being likable or pleasant.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a congenial disposition
  2. n. compatibility between persons

Examples

  • “Yes, Snow's congeniality is a pleasant change from Scott McClellan's robotic droning.”

    May 2006

  • “No one has ever suggested that the President of the National Chamber should win congeniality awards on Parliament Hill.”

    Towards a New Business—Government Understanding in Canada

  • “What they call congeniality of tastes ain't always it.”

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  • “What's behind Mr. Bloomberg's sudden burst of third-term congeniality?”

    Queens Crap

  • “Considerations of wealth and position are permitted to influence your selections rather than the idea of congeniality and adaptability.”

    Strange Visitors

  • “MASON: Well, I think this kind of congeniality and ease and sweetness and softness, most people get involved in the competitive nature in this kind of business and there is a turbulent intensity in most people.”

    CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2005

  • “MASON: Well, I think this kind of congeniality and ease and sweetness and softness, most people get involved in the competitive nature of this kind of business and there is a turbulent intensity in most people.”

    CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2005

  • “MASON: Well, I think that this kind of congeniality and ease and sweetness and softness.”

    CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2005

  • “Nevertheless, there is a kind of congeniality in Filipinos, and it's not only the president.”

    In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines

  • “Circumstances or some want of congeniality which is discovered prevent its growth.”

    Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John

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