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gen·ial 1

 (jēn′yəl)
adj.
1. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner:a genial guest.
2. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild:"the genial sunshine ... saturating his miserable body with its warmth"(Jack London).
3.Archaic Relating to or marked by genius.
4.Archaic Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.

[Latingeniālis,festive, fromgenius,spirit of festivity; seegenə- inIndo-European roots.]

ge′ni·al′i·ty(jē′nē-ăl′ĭ-tē),gen′ial·ness n.
gen′ial·ly adv.

ge·ni·al 2

 (jĭ-nī′əl)
adj.
Of or relating to the chin.

[From Greekgeneion,chin, fromgenus,jaw; seegenu- inIndo-European roots.]
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genial

(ˈdʒiːnjəl; -nɪəl)
adj
1.cheerful, easy-going, and warm in manner or behaviour
2.pleasantly warm, so as to give life, growth, or health:the genial sunshine.
[C16: from Latingeniālis relating to birth or marriage, fromgenius tutelary deity; see genius]
geniality,ˈgenialnessn
ˈgeniallyadv

genial

(dʒɪˈniːəl)
adj
(Anatomy)anatomy of or relating to the chin
[C19: from Greekgeneion, fromgenus jaw]
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gen•ial1

(ˈdʒin yəl, ˈdʒi ni əl)

adj.
1. warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition.
2. pleasantly warm; comfortably mild: a genial climate.
3. characterized by genius.
[1560–70; < Latingeniālis festive, jovial, derivative ofgeni(us) tutelary deity]
gen′ial•ly,adv.
ge`ni•al′i•ty (-ˈæl ɪ ti)gen′ial•ness,n.

ge•ni•al2

(dʒəˈnaɪ əl)

adj.
of or pertaining to the chin.
[1825–35; < Greekgéneionchin, derivative ofgénys jaw]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.genial - diffusing warmth and friendlinessgenial - diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
2.genial - of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jawgenial - of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
3.genial - agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
hospitable - favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"
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genial

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genial

adjective
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Translations
لَطيف، مَرِح، وَدود
žoviální
elskværdigvenlig
leppeäleutosydämellinenystävällinen
zseniális
geraširdis
labsirdīgssirsnīgs

genial

[ˈdʒiːnɪəl]ADJ [manner, welcome] →cordial; [person] →simpático,afable
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genial

[ˈdʒiːniəl]adj [person] →cordial(e), chaleureux/euse
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genial

adj person(= affable, cordial)herzlich;(= jovial)leutselig;(= sociable)gesellig;smilefreundlich;company, atmosphereangenehm;warmthwohltuend;agenial hosteinwarmherzigerGastgeber;a kindgenial faceeinfreundlichlächelndesGesicht;in agenial moodgutaufgelegt
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genial

[ˈdʒiːnɪəl]adj (manner, person) →cordiale,affabile
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genial

(ˈdʒiːniəl) adjective
kindly; friendly; good-natured.a genial person. vriendelik, hartlik لَطيف، مَرِح، وَدود сърдечен bondoso žoviálnífreundlich venlig; elskværdigεγκάρδιοςgenial,amable,formidable,bueno,simpático südamlik خونگرم؛ رفیق دوست ystävällinenaimable प्रसन्नचित genijalan barátságos, szívélyes baik hati elskulegurcordiale 優しい 친절한 nuoširdus, geraširdis sirsnīgs; labsirdīgs mudah mesra hartelijkvennlig,elskverdig,godsligdobrotliwy ورين، خوشال، مهر بانه، دواده، په واده پورى مربوطbondoso amabilдобродушный láskavý, srdečný, spoločenský, veselý, žoviálny prijazen ljubazan vänlig, trevlig, sympatisk ร่าเริง; เบิกบาน; ใจดี; มีมิตรไมตรีจิตnazik,sevimli 和藹的 привітний; добродушний دوستانہ، مہربان tốt bụng; vui vẻ和蔼的
ˈgenially adverb
hartlike بِلَطافَه، بِمَرَح، بِطيبَه сърдечно bondosamente žoviálněfreundlich venligt; elskværdigt εγκάρδιαgenialmente,amablemente,simpáticamente südamlikult با خونگرمی ystävällisestiaimablement בלבבות मिलनसार genijalno barátságosan, jóindulatúan dengan baik hati elskulegacordialmente 優しく 친절하게 geraširdiškai sirsnīgi; labsirdīgi dengan ramah hartelijkvarmt,elskverdig,hyggelig dobrotliwie په خوشاله ډول bondosamente cu amabilitateдобродушно srdečne; láskavo prijazno ljubazno vänligt อย่างร่าเริง; อย่างเบิกบาน; อย่างใจดี nazik/sevimli bir şekilde 和藹地 привітно حسن سلوک سے ân cần; cởi mở和蔼地
ˌgeniˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun
hartlikheid لَطافَه، طيبَه، وُد доброта bondade žoviálnost die Freundlichkeit venlighed; elskværdighedεγκαρδιότηταgenialidad südamlikkus خوش مشربی ystävällisyysamabilitéלבביות सौहार्द genijalnost jóakarat; szívélyesség, derűs kedély kebaikan hati ljúfmennska; glaðlyndicordialità 温情 친절 geraširdiškumas labsirdīgums keramahanhartelijkheidmildhet,elskverdighet dobrotliwość خوښه خلقی bondade amabilitateдобродушие srdečnosť, bodrosť prisrčnost ljubaznost vänlighet ความใจดี; ความเห็นอกเห็นใ��คนอื่นnezaket, sevimlilik 和藹 привітність حسن سلوکی tính vui vẻ, tốt bụng和蔼
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