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   genial

   /ˈdʒiːnɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. friendly and cheerful: "our genial host"
   • ▪ (especially of air or climate) pleasantly mild and warm.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius). The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th century), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th century).

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   • 1. genially adverb

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   genial. If you're friendly and outgoing, you're genial. You can be a genial host or a genial guest. This is mainly a word for pleasant kindness. Besides people or animals, climates and weather can be genial, which means they too are warm and sunny — good for growing things.

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   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.

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   /ˈdʒiːniəl/ friendly and cheerful synonym affable. a genial person. He was a kindly gentleman with white hair and a genial smile. Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

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6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 589146Is there any difference between "congenial" and "genial"?

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   May 20, 2022 · Genial means "friendly, cordial, cheerful; and suggests an affable, sympathetic, outgoing personality: a genial disposition; their genial dinner hosts; his genial greeting.

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