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Ingratiating vs Congenial - What's the difference?

ingratiating | congenial | Synonyms |

Ingratiating is a synonym of congenial.


As adjectives the difference between ingratiating and congenial

is that ingratiating is which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another the implication is often of flattery or insincerity while congenial is having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.

As a verb ingratiating

is .

ingratiating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity.
    • That was an ingratiating smile.

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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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