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adjective
1.
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition; a genial host.
2.
favorable for life, growth, or comfort; pleasantly warm; comfortably mild: the genial climate of Hawaii.
3.
characterized by genius.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin geniālis festive, jovial, pleasant, equivalent to geni(us) tutelary deity, the spirit of social enjoyment + -ālis -al1
1560–70; < Latin geniālis festive, jovial, pleasant, equivalent to geni(us) tutelary deity, the spirit of social enjoyment + -ālis -al1
Related forms
gen·ial·ly, adverb
o·ver·ge·ni·al·i·ty, noun
Synonyms
1. friendly, hearty, pleasant, agreeable.
1. friendly, hearty, pleasant, agreeable.
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