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- Dictionarygenial/ˈdʒiːnɪəl/
adjective
- 1. friendly and cheerful: "our genial host"
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behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly. nice Her boyfriend is really nice. amiable She was perfectly amiable. genial Our genial host led us to our room. congenial He's very congenial and so quite likeable. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of GENIAL is marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness. How to use genial in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Genial.
Genial definition: warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial. See examples of GENIAL used in a sentence.
Meaning of genial in English. genial. adjective. us / ˈdʒiː.ni.əl / uk / ˈdʒiː.ni.əl / Add to word list Add to word list. friendly and pleasant: The teacher is very genial/has a genial manner. Synonym. affable. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly.
Definition of genial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
genial. If you're friendly and outgoing, you're genial. You can be a genial host or a genial guest. This is mainly a word for pleasant kindness. Besides people or animals, climates and weather can be genial, which means they too are warm and sunny — good for growing things.
1. cheerful, easy-going, and warm in manner or behaviour. 2. pleasantly warm, so as to give life, growth, or health. the genial sunshine. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. geniality (ˌdʒiːnɪˈælɪtɪ) or genialness (ˈgenialness) noun. genially (ˈgenially) adverb. Word origin.
