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Collegial vs Congenial - What's the difference?

collegial | congenial |

As adjectives the difference between collegial and congenial

is that collegial is of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues while congenial is having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.

collegial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues
  • (Roman Catholic Church ) ruled by bishops having equal power
  • of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate
  • possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession

    • Derived terms

    * collegially * collegiality

    Related terms

    * colleague * collegiate

    congenial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
  • Friendly or sociable.
    • The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.
  • Suitable to one's needs.
  • * 1961 , J. A. Philip, Mimesis in the ''Sophistês'' of Plato'', in ''Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92 , page 453-468:
    • ''What was it that made this notion of mimesis, in spite of its inherent difficulties that only the dialectical method enables him to avoid, seem so useful and congenial to Plato?

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