'Genial' definitions:
Definition of 'genial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable, cordial, genial]
adjective
Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: genial, mental]
adjective
Agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" [syn: kind, genial]
Definition of 'Genial'
From: GCIDE
- Genial \Gen"ial\, a. [L. genialis: cf. OF. genial. See Genius.]
- 1. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive. "The genial bed." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Creator Venus, genial power of love. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- So much I feel my genial spirits droop. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Natural incapacity and genial indisposition. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher nature. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Men of genius have often attached the highest value to their less genial works. --Hare. [1913 Webster]
- Genial gods (Pagan Mythol.), the powers supposed to preside over marriage and generation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'genial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiogenetic,
- aestival,
- affable,
- agreeable,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- ardent,
- beaming,
- biogenetic,
- blastogenetic,
- blissful,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- blood-hot,
- blood-warm,
- bonhomous,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- calid,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- civil,
- clubbable,
- clubbish,
- clubby,
- communicative,
- companionable,
- companionate,
- compatible,
- complaisant,
- congenial,
- convivial,
- cordial,
- courteous,
- desirable,
- dulcet,
- easy,
- easy-natured,
- easygoing,
- elated,
- en rapport,
- enjoyable,
- epigenetic,
- equatorial,
- eumerogenetic,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- fair,
- fair and pleasant,
- felicific,
- felicitous,
- fine,
- fit for society,
- flushed,
- fond of society,
- friendly,
- gametic,
- generative,
- generous,
- genetic,
- genital,
- genitive,
- gentle,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- glowing,
- good,
- good-humored,
- good-natured,
- good-tempered,
- goodly,
- gracious,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- gregarious,
- happy,
- harmonious,
- heart-warming,
- hearty,
- heterogenetic,
- high,
- histogenetic,
- homogenetic,
- honeyed,
- hopeful,
- hospitable,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- irrepressible,
- isogenetic,
- jocund,
- jolly,
- jovial,
- kind,
- kindly,
- laughing,
- liberal,
- likable,
- luke,
- lukewarm,
- mellifluous,
- mellow,
- merogenetic,
- merry,
- metagenetic,
- mild,
- monogenetic,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- of good cheer,
- open,
- openhearted,
- optimistic,
- orthogenetic,
- pangenetic,
- parthenogenetic,
- phytogenetic,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pleasure-giving,
- pleasureful,
- radiant,
- receptive,
- relaxed,
- rewarding,
- riant,
- room-temperature,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- satisfying,
- smiling,
- sociable,
- social,
- social-minded,
- sparkling,
- sporogenous,
- subtropical,
- summery,
- sunny,
- sunshiny,
- sweet,
- sweet-tempered,
- temperate,
- tepid,
- thermal,
- thermic,
- toasty,
- tropical,
- unfrozen,
- urbane,
- warm,
- warm as toast,
- warmhearted,
- warmish,
- welcome,
- welcoming,
- well-disposed,
- well-natured,
- winsome,
- xenogenetic