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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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. genially adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Genial can mean cheerful, friendly, favorable, or related to genius or the chin. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and pronunciation of genial from Merriam-Webster.

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   Genial means friendly and pleasant, or behaving in a kind and pleasant way. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Genial definition: warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial. See examples of GENIAL used in a sentence.

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   Genial means friendly and pleasant, and often describes someone's personality or manner. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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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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   Genial means kind and friendly, or pleasantly warm and cheerful. It can also mean relating to the chin or characterized by genius. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words.

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   Genial means friendly and cheerful. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.