Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Genial \Ge*ni"al\, a. (Anat.)
Same as {Genian}.
Genial \Gen"ial\, a. [L. genialis: cf. OF. genial. See
{Genius}.]
1. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or
production; generative; procreative; productive. ``The
genial bed.'' --Milton.
Creator Venus, genial power of love. --Dryden.
2. Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of
life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and
inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and
sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful
and genial disposition.
So much I feel my genial spirits droop. --Milton.
3. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native;
natural; inborn. [Obs.]
Natural incapacity and genial indisposition. --Sir
T. Browne.
4. Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher
nature. [R.]
Men of genius have often attached the highest value
to their less genial works. --Hare.
{Genial gods} (Pagan Mythol.), the powers supposed to preside
over marriage and generation.
Source : WordNet®
genial
adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an
amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {amiable},
{cordial}]
2: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
[syn: {mental}]
3: conducive to comfort; beneficial; "the genial sunshine"; "a
kind climate"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind
to the feet" [syn: {kind}]