gen´ial|ness

gen´ial|ness
gen|ial1 «JEEN yuhl», adjective.
1. smiling and pleasant; cheerful and friendly; kindly: »

She was glad to see us again and gave us a genial welcome.

SYNONYM(S): jovial.
2. cheering; enlivening: »

I hail thy genial loved return (William Collins).

3. helping growth: »

The soil is not genial to them (Hawthorne).

4. pleasantly warming; comforting: »

a genial climate. ... a soft sunny morning in the genial month of May (Washington Irving).

5. Archaic. a) having to do with marriage; nuptial. b) having to do with generation; generative.
6. Archaic. of or characterized by genius: »

Great genial power, one would almost say, consists in not being original at all: in being altogether receptive (Emerson).

7. Obsolete. natural; innate: »

a theologue more by need than genial bent (John Dryden).

╂[< Latin geniālis, belonging to the genius (fostering spirit) < genius]
–gen´ial|ly, adverb.
–gen´ial|ness, noun.
ge|ni|al2 «juh NY uhl», adjective.
Anatomy. of or having to do with the chin: »

t lower genial process.

╂[< Greek géneion chin (< génys jaw) + English -al1]

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  • con|gen´ial|ness — con|gen|ial «kuhn JEEN yuhl», adjective. 1. having similar tastes and interests; getting on well together: »Congenial companions made the trip pleasant. SYNONYM(S): kindred, sympathetic. 2. agreeable; suitable: »The boy found mowing the lawn more …   Useful english dictionary

  • gen´ial|ly — gen|ial1 «JEEN yuhl», adjective. 1. smiling and pleasant; cheerful and friendly; kindly: »She was glad to see us again and gave us a genial welcome. SYNONYM(S): jovial. 2. cheering; enlivening: »I hail thy genial loved return (William Collins) …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|gen´ial|ly — con|gen|ial «kuhn JEEN yuhl», adjective. 1. having similar tastes and interests; getting on well together: »Congenial companions made the trip pleasant. SYNONYM(S): kindred, sympathetic. 2. agreeable; suitable: »The boy found mowing the lawn more …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|gen|ial — «kuhn JEEN yuhl», adjective. 1. having similar tastes and interests; getting on well together: »Congenial companions made the trip pleasant. SYNONYM(S): kindred, sympathetic. 2. agreeable; suitable: »The boy found mowing the lawn more congenial… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ge|ni|al — gen|ial1 «JEEN yuhl», adjective. 1. smiling and pleasant; cheerful and friendly; kindly: »She was glad to see us again and gave us a genial welcome. SYNONYM(S): jovial. 2. cheering; enlivening: »I hail thy genial loved return (William Collins) …   Useful english dictionary

  • congenial — con•gen•ial [[t]kənˈdʒin yəl[/t]] adj. 1) agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character; pleasant: congenial surroundings[/ex] 2) suited or adapted in tastes, temperament, etc.; compatible: a congenial couple[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25;… …   From formal English to slang

  • genial — I gen•ial [[t]ˈdʒin yəl, ˈdʒi ni əl[/t]] adj. 1) warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition[/ex] 2) pleasantly warm; comfortably mild: a genial climate[/ex] 3) characterized by genius • Etymology: 1560–70; < L geniālis… …   From formal English to slang

  • Congenialness — Con*gen ial*ness, n. Congeniality. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Genialness — Gen ial*ness, n. The quality of being genial. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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