Congenial vs Affective - What's the difference?
congenial | affective |
Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
Friendly or sociable.
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:
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
Emotional; emotionally charged.
As adjectives the difference between congenial and affective
is that congenial is having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests while affective is relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.congenial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.
- ''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?