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English Dictionary: genial	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for genial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genial adj diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" Synonym(s): affable, amiable, cordial, genial of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw Synonym(s): genial, mental agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" Synonym(s): kind, genial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Genial \Ge*ni"al\, a. (Anat.) Same as {Genian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Genial \Gen"ial\, a. [L. genialis: cf. OF. genial. See {Genius}.] 1. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive. [bd]The genial bed.[b8] --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.