Congeniality vs Amiable - What's the difference?
congeniality | amiable |
The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.
Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper; kindhearted; which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
As a noun congeniality
is the quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.As an adjective amiable is
friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.congeniality
English
Noun
(-)- Mandy was known for her congeniality ; she could easily fit in to virtually any group of people and have a good time.
- If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed. — Motley.