genial

(jēn'yəl)
adj.

1. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner. See synonyms at gracious.
2. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild: "the genial sunshine . . . saturating his miserable body with its warmth" (Jack London).
3. Obsolete. Relating to or marked by genius.
4. Obsolete. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.

[Latin geniālis, festive, from genius, spirit of festivity.]

geniality ge'ni·al'i·ty (jē'nē-ăl'ĭ-tē) or gen'ial·ness n.
genially gen'ial·ly adv.

ge·ni·al² (jĭ-nī'əl)
adj.
Of or relating to the chin.

[From Greek geneion, chin, from genus, jaw.]

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adjective

Pleasant and friendly in disposition: affable, agreeable, amiable, congenial, cordial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable, warm. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, good/bad.

adj

Definition: extremely nice and happy
Antonyms: aloof, cold, cool, cranky, irritable, mean, moody, unfriendly, unhappy

Pertaining to the chin.

For a list of words related to genial, see:

• Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - mild, lun, venlig, gemytlig, elskværdig

2.
adj. - hage-

Nederlands (Dutch)
aardig en opgewekt, hartelijk, zacht en warm (het weer), mild, gunstig voor de groei, geniaal, betreffende de kin

Français (French)
1.
adj. - plein de bienveillance, affable, plein de bonne humeur, doux (le climat), clément, réconfortant (un feu)

2.
adj. - (Anat) du menton

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - mild, freundlich, belebend, herzlich

2.
adj. - (Med, Zool) Kinn..., (Zool) Kinnschuppe (der Reptilien)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρόσχαρος, φιλικός, προσηνής, καλοδιάθετος, καλόκαρδος, (επί κλίματος) ήπιος, εύκρατος

Italiano (Italian)
gioviale, mite, allegro, cordiale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cordial, ameno, genial, fecundante

Русский (Russian)
свадебный, добродушный, мягкий (человек, климат)

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - benigno, jovial, cordial, afectuoso, cálido, efusivo, entrañable, genial

2.
adj. - relativo o perteneciente al mentón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänlig, gynnsam, genialisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 和蔼的, 友善的, 亲切的

2. 和蔼, 友善, 亲切

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 和藹, 友善, 親切

2.
adj. - 和藹的, 友善的, 親切的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 친절한, 온화한

2.
adj. - 천재의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 明るく愛想のよい, 温和な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لطيف, معتدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז, שמח, מחיה, מעורר, (מזג אויר) חמים ונעים‬
n. - ‮של או קשור לסנטר‬

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