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genial1 definition

gen·ial (jēn′yəl, jē′nē əl)

adjective

  1. Obsolete of marriage or procreation
  2. promoting life and growth; pleasantly warm, mild, and healthful a genial climate
  3. cheerful, friendly, and sympathetic; amiable
  4. Rare of or characterized by genius

Etymology: L genialis, of generation or birth < genius, guardian deity: see genius

Related Forms:

  • geniality ge′·ni·al′·ity (jē′nē al′ə tē) noun
  • genially gen′i·ally adverb
genial2 definition

ge·nial (jē nī′əl)

adjective

having to do with the chin

Etymology: < Gr geneion, a chin (< genys, a jaw: see chin) + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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