Meaning of GENIAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'jeenyul
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- [adj] conducive to comfort; beneficial; "the genial sunshine"; "a kind climate"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
- [adj] diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
- [adj] of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
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| | Synonyms: | | affable, amiable, benign, benignant, cordial, friendly, kind, mental |
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\Ge*ni"al\, a. (Anat.)
Same as {Genian}.
\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.
Creator Venus, genial power of love. --Dryden.
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.
So much I feel my genial spirits droop. --Milton.
3. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native;
natural; inborn. [Obs.]
Natural incapacity and genial indisposition. --Sir
T. Browne.
4. Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher
nature. [R.]
Men of genius have often attached the highest value
to their less genial works. --Hare.
{Genial gods} (Pagan Mythol.), the powers supposed to preside
over marriage and generation.
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