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- Dictionarygeniality/ˌdʒiːnɪˈalɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner: "he was endowed with geniality and good humour"
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the quality of being friendly and pleasant: His geniality, reliability and ability made him a popular figure. "Ah, Ms Lee, there you are!" he said with great geniality. See. genial. Fewer examples. For all of his geniality, Kaine does have a temper. She is a woman of engaging warmth and geniality.
marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness; favorable to growth or comfort : mild; displaying or marked by genius… See the full definition
Mean, scary people show no geniality at all. Smiling, giving compliments, laughing, listening to others, and helping out are all signs of geniality. If you think about the people you like, part of what you like is probably their geniality — they're congenial.
Geniality definition: the fact or quality of being warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordiality. See examples of GENIALITY used in a sentence.
the quality of being friendly and pleasant: His geniality, reliability and ability made him a popular figure. "Ah, Ms. Lee, there you are!" he said with great geniality. See. genial. Fewer examples. For all of his geniality, Kaine does have a temper. She is a woman of engaging warmth and geniality.
1. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner: a genial guest. 2. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild: "the genial sunshine ... saturating his miserable body with its warmth" (Jack London). 3. Archaic Relating to or marked by genius. 4. Archaic Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.
noun. 1. the quality of being cheerful, easy-going, and warm in manner or behaviour. 2. the state or condition of being pleasantly warm, so as to give life, growth, or health. The word geniality is derived from genial, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of geniality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. geniality. noun. /ˌdʒiːniˈæləti/ [uncountable] the quality of being friendly and cheerful synonym affability. an atmosphere of warmth and geniality. Want to learn more?
adjective. uk / ˈdʒiː.ni.əl / us / ˈdʒiː.ni.əl / Add to word list. friendly and pleasant: The teacher is very genial/has a genial manner. Synonym. affable. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly. nice Her boyfriend is really nice.
1. the quality of being cheerful, easy-going, and warm in manner or behaviour. [...] 2. the state or condition of being pleasantly warm, so as to give life, growth, or health. [...] More. Synonyms of 'geniality' • friendliness, kindness, cheerfulness, good nature [...] More. Examples of 'geniality' in a sentence.
