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congeniality|kəndʒiːnɪˈælɪtɪ|
[f. prec. + -ity. Cf. L. geniālitās joviality, festivity.]
The quality of being congenial; affinity of genius or disposition; agreeableness to one's nature or tastes.
1620Wotton in Reliq. Wotton. (1672) 299 The pride that I take in a certain Congeniality (as I may term it) with your Lordships studies. 1624― Archit. (T.), Painters and poets have alwayes had a kind of congeniality. 1791Boswell Johnson 26 Mar. an. 1776, I could not perceive in his character much congeniality of any sort with that of Johnson. 1826Disraeli Viv. Grey vi. iii, There is no congeniality in our tastes or in our tempers. 1880L. Stephen Pope viii. 185 There is so much congeniality between Horace and Pope. |