Genial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner. See Synonyms at gracious.
  • adj. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild: "the genial sunshine . . . saturating his miserable body with its warmth” ( Jack London).
  • adj. Obsolete Relating to or marked by genius.
  • adj. Obsolete Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.
  • adj. Of or relating to the chin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. friendly and cheerful
  • adj. pleasantly mild and warm
  • adj. marked by genius
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Same as genian.
  • adj. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
  • adj. Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly.
  • adj. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
  • adj. Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher nature.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to marriage; nuptial; hence, pertaining to generation; generative.
  • Native; natural; innate.
  • Giving spirit or life; enlivening; warming; comforting; contributing to life and cheerfulness; supporting life.
  • Of a social spirit; cordial in disposition and manner; kindly; sympathetically cheerful.
  • Relating to or exhibiting genius.
  • Synonyms Cheering, inspiriting.
  • Hearty, pleasant.
  • In anatomy, pertaining to the chin; situated on the chin; mental.
  • n. One of the dermal plates or scutes of the chin of reptiles.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness
  • adj. agreeable, conducive to comfort
  • adj. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
  • Equivalent
    friendly    hospitable   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    genian   
    Form
    congenial   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    generative    procreative    productive    enlivening    kindly    native    natural    inborn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    congenial   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cheerful    amiable    generous    frank    gracious    jovial    cheery    hospitable    humorous