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Definition of Congeniality
1. Noun. Compatibility between persons.
2. Noun. A congenial disposition.
Definition of Congeniality
1. n. The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness.
Definition of Congeniality
1. Noun. The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Congeniality
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congeniality
Literary usage of Congeniality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1866)
"... if they were unwilling to receive it ; or if any schism should exist among
the Portuguese themselves, as to its fitness and congeniality to the wants ..."
2. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"... congeniality—The rhymes— Improper use of the name—Practice of the metre before
and after 1700—Swift: his ..."
3. Essays on Physiognomy by Johann Caspar Lavater, Thomas Holcroft (1878)
"... from defect of drawing, too small, injurious to the countenance, and contradictory
to the eyebrow. OF THE congeniality OF THE HUM/m FORM. ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"afterward« Marquis Townshend, was then Lord Lieutenant, and die congeniality of
their dispositions united them in the closest friendship. ..."
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