Attractive vs Congenial - What's the difference?
attractive | congenial | Related terms |
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses.
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:
Attractive is a related term of congenial.
As adjectives the difference between attractive and congenial
is that attractive is causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force while congenial is having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.attractive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That's a very attractive offer.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
Synonyms
* (causing attraction) magnetic * (having the power of charming) desirable * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) pretty, beautifulAntonyms
* (having the power of charming) repulsive, ugly * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) repulsive, ugly * unattractiveReferences
* * ----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?