congenialities

noun

plural of congeniality
as in friendships

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  1. harmonies
  2. fellowships
  3. compatibilities
  4. chimes
Noun
  • Booth said the music presents a challenge, with complex harmonies and arrangements.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But Maguire and Strayer are felt as loudly as Maines across the record, through their gorgeous harmonies, but also fiddle and banjo and, sometimes, sitar and accordion.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of harmonies
Noun
  • Plans include growing its psychiatry residency, expanding adolescent psychiatry fellowships, and launching an addiction medicine fellowship to prepare future specialists.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The group also provides breast surgical fellowships across the country.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellowships
Noun
  • Actually, one of our many compatibilities is our aversion to paying restaurant prices for wine.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Definition of compatibilities
Noun
  • The crisp, ethereal chimes of traditional wind bells (Fēngduó) resonate throughout the space, creating a calm atmosphere that invites visitors to connect with themselves and the world around them.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The slow chimes of Big Ben sounded, and then the newsreader’s solemn voice with the headlines.
    — Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of chimes
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