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Geniality

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gen·ial 1  (jnyl)
adj.
1. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner. See Synonyms at gracious.
2. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild: "the genial sunshine . . . saturating his miserable body with its warmth" Jack London.
3. Obsolete Relating to or marked by genius.
4. Obsolete Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.
[Latin genilis, festive, from genius, spirit of festivity; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
geni·ali·ty (jn-l-t), genial·ness n.
genial·ly adv.
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Noun1.geniality - a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
affability, affableness, amiableness, bonhomie, amiability
friendliness - a friendly disposition
condescendingness, condescension - affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable"
mellowness - geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
sweetness and light - a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"
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It was characteristic of him to display geniality with anyone who showed a disinclination to meet him, and the coolness of my greeting can have left him in little doubt of that.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
he asked with that affectation of military bluntness and geniality with which he always addressed the soldiers.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
How on earth was she to proceed on such a task as hers if this was the utmost geniality she could expect?
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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