English Explanatory Dictionary

genial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.
  2. Pleasantly mild and warm.
  3. Marked by genius.
  4. Pertaining to marriage; nuptial.
  5. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
  6. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
  7. Relating to or resembling a genius (Roman tutelary deity).
adj
  1. Relating to the chin; genian.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒiːnɪəl/ /ˈd͡ʒinjəl/ /-ni.əl/ en-us-genial.ogg /dʒɪˈnʌɪəl/ /-ˈniːəl/ /d͡ʒəˈnaɪəl/ /-ˈni.əl/

Word forms

genial more genial most genial

Etymology

From Middle French génial, from Latin geniālis (“of or pertaining to marriage; festive, genial”), from genius (“guardian spirit”) + -ālis.

Derived words

congenial geniality genialize genially genialness overgenial ungenial
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