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genial adjective1. M16.
[Latin genialis nuptial, productive, joyous, from GENIUS: see -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to marriage, nuptial; of or pertaining to reproduction or procreation. Now rare. M16.
Spenser The bridal bowre and geniall bed.
Festive. E17-M18.
Dryden In Winter shall the Genial Feast be made Before the Fire.
Conducive to growth. Now chiefly of air, climate, sunshine, etc.: pleasantly warm, mild. M17.
Coleridge Applause scarcely less genial to a poet, than the vernal warmth to the feathered songsters during their nest-building.
Of or pertaining to natural disposition; natural. M17-M19.
Milton So much I feel my genial spirits droop.
Jovial, kindly, sociable; sympathetically cheerful. M18.
V. S. Pritchett To find oneself among affectionate, genial and cultivated families..must be heaven. O. Sacks He was a genial soul, very ready to talk and to answer any questions.
[Infl. by German genial, -isch.] Of, pertaining to or characterized by genius (GENIUS 6). Now rare or obsolete. E19.
geni'ality noun E17.
genialize verb trans. (rare) make genial or agreeable M19.
genially adverb M17.
genialness noun (rare) geniality E18.