meaning of genial
1. Same as Genian.
2. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
3. 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.
4. Belonging to ones genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
5. Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher nature.
6. conducive to comfort; beneficial; "the genial sunshine"; "a kind climate"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the
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genial | geniality | genially | genialness |