congeniality

Noun
US[kuhn-jee-nee-al-uh-tee]/kənˌdʒiniˈæləti/6 syllables
Synonyms: congenialness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. compatibility between personsSynonyms: congenialnessType of compatibility
  2. a congenial dispositionOpposite uncongenialityType of friendliness

Related words congenial adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Con·ge′ni·al′i·ty (? or ?; 106), noun

The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness. Sir Joshua Reynolds

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

2. Compatibility between persons. Syn. — congenialness.

3. The personality trait of being friendly to a conspicuous degree. Syn. — geniality.

4. The personality trait of being likable or pleasant. Syn. — pleasantness, likability.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5

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