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1. (adj.) genial
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
a genial disposition.
2. genial
pleasantly warm; comfortably mild:
a genial climate.
3. genial
characterized by genius.
4. (adj.) genial
of or pertaining to the chin.
Etymology: (1825–35; < Gk géneionchin, der. of génys jaw)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) affable, amiable, cordial, genial
diffusing warmth and friendliness
"an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
2. (adj) genial, mental
of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
3. (adj) kind, genial
agreeable, conducive to comfort
"a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) genial
same as Genian
2. (adj) genial
contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive
3. (adj) genial
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; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition
4. (adj) genial
belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn
5. (adj) genial
denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher nature
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Sense: kindly; friendly; good-natured
a genial person.
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 Afrikaans: vriendelik, hartlik |
 Arabic: لَطيف، مَرِح، وَدود |
 Bulgarian: сърдечен |
 Brazilian: bondoso |
 Czech: žoviální |
 German: freundlich |
 Danish: venlig; elskværdig |
 Greek: εγκάρδιος |
 Spanish: genial, amable, formidabl |
 Estonian: südamlik |
 Farsi: خونگرم؛ رفیق دوست |
 Finnish: ystävällinen |
 French: aimable |
 Hindi: प्रसन्नचित |
 Croatian: genijalan |
 Hungarian: barátságos, szívélyes |
 Indonesian: baik hati |
 Icelandic: elskulegur |
 Italian: cordiale |
 Japanese: 優しい |
 Korean: 친절한 |
 Lithuanian: nuoširdus, geraširdis |
 Latvian: sirsnīgs; labsirdīgs |
 Malay: mudah mesra |
 Dutch: hartelijk |
 Norwegian: vennlig, elskverdig, gods |
 Polish: dobrotliwy |
 Persian: خونگرم؛ رفیق دوست |
 Pashto: ورين، خوشال، مهر بانه، دو |
 Portuguese: bondoso |
 Romanian: amabil |
 Russian: добродушный |
 Slovak: láskavý, srdečný, spoloče |
 Slovenian: prijazen |
 Serbian: ljubazan |
 Swedish: vänlig, trevlig, sympatis |
 Thai: ร่าเริง; เบิกบาน; ใจดี; ม |
 Turkish: nazik, sevimli |
 Taiwanese: 和藹的 |
 Ukrainian: привітний; добродушний |
 Urdu: دوستانہ، مہربان |
 Vietnamese: tốt bụng; vui vẻ |
 Chinese: 和蔼的 |
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