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Word: Genial
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius). The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th century), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒiːnɪəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
friendly and cheerful
Short Definition:friendly and cheerful
Examples:- our genial host
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