gen´ial|ly

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).

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]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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) …   Useful english dictionary

  • gen|ial|ize — «JEEN yuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make genial …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • un|con|gen|ial — «UHN kuhn JEEN yuhl», adjective. not congenial …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|gen|ial — «uhn JEEN yuhl», adjective. 1. not favorable to natural growth: »ungenial air, ungenial soils. 2. not kindly; unpleasant; disagreeable; harsh; unsympathetic: »an ungenial disposition. 3. not congenial; not suited or adapted …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • genial — gen|ial [ dʒiniəl ] adjective friendly and kind ╾ ge|ni|al|i|ty [ ,dʒini æləti ] noun uncount ╾ gen|ial|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”