genial.
Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.
Meaning & usage
Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.
a genial glow
Pleasantly mild and warm.
genial warmth
Marked by genius.
Pertaining to marriage; nuptial.
Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
Relating to or resembling a genius (Roman tutelary deity).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French génial, borrowed from Latin geniālis (“of or pertaining to marriage; festive”), from genius (“guardian spirit”) + -ālis.
Relating to the chin; genian.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”) + -al.
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