congeniality

/kənˌdʒiniˈæɫəti/ noun

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

Word Origin Congeniality is built from Latin 'con-' (together) and 'genus' (kind, birth) — literally 'of the same kind.' The idea: congenial people share a similar spirit or nature. The breakdown con+gen+ial+ity shows the prefix, root, and suffixes. The root 'gen' is everywhere: generate, genetics, generous, indigenous. So congeniality is the quality of being kindred spirits.

noun The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes. countable

His natural congeniality made him popular at social gatherings.

(名词) 意气相投;性情相合

他与生俱来的亲和力使他在社交聚会上很受欢迎。

(sustantivo) afabilidad; simpatía; congenialidad; cordialidad; socabilidad [La calidad de ser afable; el estado de ser agradable o de tener gustos similares.]

Su afabilidad natural lo hacía popular en las reuniones sociales.

(nom) affinité; sympathie; cordialité; entente [Qualité d'une personne agréable, sympathique et partageant des goûts similaires.]

Son **congeniality** naturelle le rendait populaire lors des rassemblements sociaux.

(Substantiv) Geselligkeit; Umgänglichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, angenehm, sympathisch oder gesellig zu sein; Übereinstimmung in Geschmack oder Wesen.]

Seine natürliche **congeniality** machte ihn auf Gesellschaften beliebt.

(名詞) 性格が温和で人当たりがよく、趣味や好みが合い、共にいて心地よい性質。

彼の生まれつきの気さくさは、社交的な集まりで彼を人気者にした。

(substantivo) simpatia; afabilidade; afinidade; compatibilidade; sociabilidade [A qualidade de ser agradável; o estado de ser afável ou de ter gostos semelhantes.]

Sua simpatia natural o tornava popular em reuniões sociais.

Word parts: con + gen + ial + ity

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