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Origin: Latin suffix -al

Genial has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

diffusing warmth and friendliness

"an affable smile"

"an amiable gathering"

"cordial relations"

"a cordial greeting"

"a genial host"

2

of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

3

agreeable, conducive to comfort

"a dry climate kind to asthmatics"

"the genial sunshine"

"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"

4

Friendly and cheerful.

5

Relating to the chin; genian.

Example Sentences
"an affable smile" adjective
"an amiable gathering" adjective
"cordial relations" adjective
"a cordial greeting" adjective
"a genial host" adjective
"a dry climate kind to asthmatics" adjective
"the genial sunshine" adjective
"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" adjective
See Also
gemütlich genialize mental thaw bully boy genius gemutlich genially
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Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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