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" In the first weeks of the Obama administration, 'bipartisanship' was the reigning buzzword, and when the Beltway thinks 'bipartisan,' it pictures President Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill putting aside their differences and forging a legislative partnership, a ruddy pair of genial patriarchs bonding over the Blarney Stone."
James Wolcott

Meaning of "genial" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENIAL

From Latin geniālis relating to birth or marriage, from genius tutelary deity.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GENIAL

ˈdʒiːnjəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Genial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GENIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Genial

Genial, Genialis, or Genealis was the Duke of Gascony in the early seventh century. He is attested in the Chronicle of Fredegar. Genial was probably a Frank or a Gallo-Roman when Theuderic II and Theudebert II appointed him dux over the Basques of southwestern Aquitaine: Theudebert and Theuderic sent an army against the Wascones and with God's help defeated them, subjected them to their overlordship, and made them pay tribute. They appointed a duke named Genialis, who ruled them well. Some scholars believe Genial was more of a tribal leader over whom the Frankish sovereigns exercised a vague suzerainty than a Frankish court official sent to the outskirts of the realm to lord it over a subject people. Sometime around 612, Sisebut, king of the Visigoths, reconquered the trans-Pyrenean portion of his realm, diminishing Frankish suzerainty in Vasconia. Genial was succeeded by Aeghyna.

Definition of genial in the English dictionary

The definition of genial in the dictionary is cheerful, easy-going, and warm in manner or behaviour. Other definition of genial is pleasantly warm, so as to give life, growth, or health.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENIAL

congenial · Daniel · filial · Nathanael · spaniel · Tenniel · uncongenial · unfilial

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENIAL

genialise · geniality · genially · genialness · genic · genically · genicular · geniculate · geniculately · geniculation · genie · genii · genip · genipap · genista · genistein · genit. · genital · genital herpes

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENIAL

achenial · akenial · catamenial · centennial · ceremonial · colonial · denial · hymenial · matrimonial · menial · penial · perennial · primigenial · primogenial · self-denial · splenial · testimonial · ungenial · venial · xenial

Synonyms and antonyms of genial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GENIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «genial» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «genial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENIAL

Find out the translation of genial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of genial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «genial» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

友善的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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afable
570 millions of speakers
en

English

genial
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मिलनसार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

GENIAL
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

добродушный
278 millions of speakers
pt

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cordial
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সদয়
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cordial
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Baik hati
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

freundlich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

親切な
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

온화한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Genial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui vẻ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அன்பார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हनुवटी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

güler yüzlü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cordiale
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

genial
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

добродушний
40 millions of speakers
ro

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genial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόσχαρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemoedelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

geniala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

genial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of genial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENIAL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of genial
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «genial».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about genial

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8 QUOTES WITH «GENIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word genial.
1
Walter Bagehot
A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.
2
Alan Bennett
I'm less genial than people think, but I'm too timid to seem nasty.
3
Robertson Davies
The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring.
4
Washington Irving
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
5
Harriet Martineau
There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.
6
James Payn
But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.
7
Emma Willard
Aware that his disappointment has its source in a defective education, he looks with anxiety on his other daughters, whose minds, like lovely buds, are beginning to open. Where shall he find a genial soil in which he may place them to expand?
8
James Wolcott
In the first weeks of the Obama administration, 'bipartisanship' was the reigning buzzword, and when the Beltway thinks 'bipartisan,' it pictures President Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill putting aside their differences and forging a legislative partnership, a ruddy pair of genial patriarchs bonding over the Blarney Stone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENIAL»

Discover the use of genial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to genial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness
Does a "selfish gene" create universal sexual conflict? In "The Genial Gene, "Joan Roughgarden forcefully rejects these and other ideas that have come to dominate the study of animal evolution.
Joan Roughgarden, 2009
2
The Genial Idiot: His Views and Reviews
Originally published as a column in the New York Times, John Kendrick Bangs's series of humorous sketches pokes fun at everything from poetry to Valentine's Day to Christmas shopping. A treat from a master satirist!
John Kendrick Bangs, 2011
3
A Genial Anecdote
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Ram Kinoo Dutt, 2009
4
Principles of Dental Imaging
Figure 14.25 Genial Tubercles (Mental Spines) and Lingual Foramen. (A) (/) Inner surface of anterior mandible lingual foramen. (2) genial tubercles, and (3) digastric fossae. (B) The doughnut-shaped radiopacity (arrow) is the genial tubercles, ...
Olaf E. Langland, Robert P. Langlais, John W. Preece, 2002
5
Salt of the Sea: Red Saunders, the Chronicle of a Genial Outcast
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Sinbad, 2005
6
Un Papa Genial: Big Daddy
But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian to impress her. She's not impressed, and he can't return the kid.
‎1999
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Individuals in Time: Tense, Aspect and the Individual/stage ...
(35) El campeón es genial, pero no está genial the champ ser-PRES-3SG genial but not estar-PRES-3SG genial “The champ is genial (in general) but is not being genial (right now)” These authors note that (35) conjoins two statements in ...
María J. Arche, 2006
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On the Silence of the Declaration of Independence
This non-univocal universalism is a genial orthodoxy tolerant of a considerable variety of regimes, so long as they are not ... a genial orthodoxy, which calls to mind the wisdom of Pascal who said that we know too little to be dogmatists and too ...
Paul Eidelberg, 1976
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Bodies of Reform: The Rhetoric of Character in Gilded Age ...
(177) The dialectically fused figure of the “genial misanthrope,” a figure already represented by the deceptive geniality ofthe confidence man, thus becomes the productive figure of the “coming century's” aspirations to “progressive” reform.
James B. Salazar, 2010
10
Omul Genial (1898)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Hermann Turck, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term genial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Six Kiwi TV celebs we'd like to see back on screen
A generation of Kiwi kids came home from school to this multi-talented, genial man as he provided songs, comedy and Te Reo between ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
2
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure, episode 1, review …
And her reputation as a genial globetrotter seems to be confirmed. Unless, of course, those asses' milk clips turn up on the internet… Follow @ ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Crisis of faith comes to a boil in 'Grand Concourse'
Her prettiness sparks some life into Oscar (the genial Victor Almanzar), Shelly's main aide de camp and protector, and also into Frog (Tim ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Karzai intends to bring down President Ghani's government
... his international partners during his near-decade long rule, casting himself as a genial statesman and supposed unifier of the country. «Khaama Press, Jul 15»
5
Djokovic surged past evergreen Federer as both emphasised …
Afterwards, Djokovic was back to his more genial post-match self. “The grass tasted nice again this year,” he said. He had yelled at the crowd, ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
Baahubali: The Beginning review – fantastic bang for your buck in …
Upon scaling that waterfall, the adult Baahubali (the genial, moustachioed Prabhas) finds he's strayed into a civil war; only with a glimpse of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Tiny park named for former Fresno mayor
Vandor called Suglian “a genial man and justly popular” who was also a member of the Eagles, Foresters and Knights of Columbus. «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
8
Nods to teachers, friends, and the setting at Rockport
The clarinetist offered some genial remarks (as did Wyner, at the keyboard, while Stoltzman went in search of his music). But with the ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
9
Nile Rodgers: Im Spinnennetz des großen Disco-Verführers
Legat brillierte beim genial neu aufbereiteten Discoklassiker „Stomp“. Äußerst intelligent ironisierte danach die irische Electro-Disco-Lady ... «DiePresse.com, Jul 15»
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Are there people alive whose dads fought in the Civil War?
He was a genial character and a cherished novelty, a relic with an intimate connection to a long-ago war that tore apart this country. «Times Daily, Jul 15»
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