congenialitynoun [ U ]
/kənˌdʒiː.niˈæl.ə.ti//kənˌdʒiː.niˈæl.ə.t̬i/formalthe quality of being friendly and pleasant
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friendly
- affable
- amiable
- amicable
- amity
- approachable
- closeness
- comrade
- family-friendly
- first name
- forthcoming
- fraternal
- fraternity
- Freemasonry
- matey
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- outgoing
- thaw
- tête-à-tête
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Examples from literature
- But she was struck with this new proof of Hugo's essential congeniality with her.
- Friendship, deep, spiritual congeniality, was the real basis for marriage, not the enchantment of the heart and senses.
- He found here the brightness, congeniality, sympathy and loving trust which every human being longs for.
- In many respects—even in the gifts of a poetic mind—there had been a congeniality between him and David.
- Someone has said that the true test of congeniality is not a matter of tastes, but of humour.