How do you pronounce congeniality?

The recorded pronunciation is /kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/.

congeniality

/kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

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Countable; Uncountable

"Eugenie 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."

Etymology tree English con- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-der. Latin genius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin geniālisbor. Middle French génialbor. English genial English congenial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English congeniality From congenial + -ity.

congenialities (plural)

uncongeniality

geniality

congenialness

sexuality mortality hospitality morality mentality nationality municipality neutrality locality brutality confidentiality vitality

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