English-Thai Dictionary

genial

ADJ ใจดี  อ่อนโยน  น่า อบอุ่น  cordial good-natured jai-de

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GENIAL

a.[L. genialis, from geno, gigno,] 1. Contributing to propagation or production; that causes to produce.
Creator, Venus, genial power of love.
2. Gay; merry.
3. Enlivening; contributing to life and cheerfulness; supporting life.
So much I feel my genial spirits droop.
4. Native; natural. [Not usual. ]
The genial gods, in pagan antiquity, were supposed to preside over generation, as earth, air, fire and water.

 

GENIALLY

adv. By genius or nature; naturally. [Little used. ] 1. Gayly; cheerfully.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GENIAL

GENIAL Ge *ni "al, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Same as Genian.

 

GENIAL

Gen "ial, a. Etym: [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 [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.

 

GENIALITY

Ge `ni *al "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. genialitas.]

 

Defn: The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.

 

GENIALLY

GENIALLY Gen "ial *ly, adv.

 

1. By genius or nature; naturally. [Obs. ] Some men are genially disposed to some opinions. Glanvill.

 

2. Gayly; cheerfully. Johnson.

 

GENIALNESS

GENIALNESS Gen "ial *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being genial.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

genial

ge ni al 1 |ˈjēnyəl, -nēəl ʤəˈniəl | ▶adjective friendly and cheerful: waved to them in genial greeting. • (esp. of air or climate ) pleasantly mild and warm. DERIVATIVES gen ial ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: 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 cent. ), later ‘cheerful, kindly ’ (mid 18th cent. ).

 

genial

ge ni al 2 |ʤəˈniəl ˈjēnyəl | ▶adjective Anatomy, rare of or relating to the chin. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek geneion ‘chin ’ (from genus ‘jaw ’) + -al .

 

geniality

ge ni al i ty |ˌjēnēˈalitē ʤiːniˈæləti | ▶noun the quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner; affability: he was endowed with geniality and good humor.

 

Oxford Dictionary

genial

genial 1 |ˈdʒiːnɪəl | ▶adjective friendly and cheerful: our genial host. • literary (especially of air or climate ) pleasantly mild and warm. DERIVATIVES genially adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: 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 cent. ), later ‘cheerful, kindly ’ (mid 18th cent. ).

 

genial

genial 2 |dʒɪˈniːəl | ▶adjective Anatomy, rare relating to the chin. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek geneion ‘chin ’ (from genus ‘jaw ’) + -al .

 

geniality

geni |al ¦ity |ˌdʒiːnɪˈalɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner; affability: he was endowed with geniality and good humour.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

genial

genial adjective my genial colleagues: friendly, affable, cordial, amiable, warm, easygoing, approachable, sympathetic; good-natured, good-humored, cheerful; neighborly, hospitable, companionable, comradely, sociable, convivial, outgoing, gregarious; informal chummy. ANTONYMS unfriendly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

genial

genial adjective Fred is genial and well liked: friendly, affable, cordial, congenial, amiable, warm, easy-going, approachable, sympathetic, well disposed, good-natured, good-humoured, cheerful, cheery, neighbourly, hospitable, companionable, comradely, bluff, easy to get along with; sociable, convivial, outgoing, extrovert, extroverted, gregarious, company-loving, hail-fellow-well-met; informal chummy, pally; Brit. informal matey; N. Amer. informal buddy-buddy, clubby, regular. ANTONYMS unfriendly; morose.

 

geniality

geniality noun his geniality made him the centre of a circle of faithful friends: friendliness, affability, cordiality, congeniality, amiability, warmth, easy-going nature, approachability, sympathetic nature, good nature, good humour, cheerfulness, cheeriness, neighbourliness, hospitality, companionableness, bluffness; sociability, conviviality, gregariousness; informal chumminess, palliness; Brit. informal mateyness. ANTONYMS unfriendliness.

 

Duden Dictionary

genial

ge ni al Adjektiv |geni a l |gekürzt aus älterem genialisch Genie besitzend, erkennen lassend; überragend, großartig eine geniale Idee, Künstlerin | seine Musik ist geradezu genial | das Problem ist genial gelöst

 

genialisch

ge ni a lisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |geni a lisch |zu Genie a in Art und Leistung zum Genialen tendierend ein genialisches Talent b in oft exaltierter Weise in seinem Auftreten das Konventionelle, Duchschnittliche missachtend sich genialisch gebärden

 

Genialität

Ge ni a li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Genialit ä t |die Genialität; Genitiv: der Genialität a überragende schöpferische Veranlagung die Genialität eines Erfinders b von Genialität a zeugende, durch sie entstandene Beschaffenheit die Genialität ihrer Erfindung

 

French Dictionary

génial

génial , iale , iaux adj. adjectif 1 Qui a du génie. : Des musiciens géniaux. Un inventeur génial. SYNONYME génie . 2 familier Astucieux, ingénieux. : Une idée géniale. 3 familier Extraordinaire, très intéressant. : Un film génial. SYNONYME fantastique ; sensationnel ; super .

 

génialement

génialement adv. adverbe De façon géniale.

 

Spanish Dictionary

genial

genial adjetivo 1 Que es propio de un genio o de la persona con gran capacidad y facilidad para crear o inventar cosas nuevas y admirables o para realizar alguna actividad de forma imaginativa y brillante :un artista genial; una idea genial; los músicos geniales crearon obras geniales; las geniales palabras de Goethe lo impresionaron profundamente .2 coloquial Que es oportuno, original y divertido :dio una respuesta genial .3 adverbio coloquial Muy bien, de una forma excelente :canta genial; me lo pasé genial .

 

genialidad

genialidad nombre femenino 1 Capacidad y facilidad que tienen algunas personas para crear o inventar cosas nuevas y admirables o para realizar alguna actividad de forma imaginativa y brillante .2 Rasgo que caracteriza a una persona o cosa que es genial :hay que reconocer la genialidad de su obra .3 Acción o expresión propias de una persona genial :se divertía sorprendiendo a la gente con sus genialidades .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

genial

gen ial /dʒíːnjəl |-niəl /形容詞 1 〈人 態度などが 〉愛想のよい, にこやかな ; 優しい, 親切な (kindly 1 ), 温情のある, 思いやりのある ▸ a genial welcome 温かい歓迎 2 〈気候などが 〉穏和な, 温暖な, 快適な, 気持ちよい .～ly 副詞

 

geniality

ge ni al i ty /dʒìːniǽləti /名詞 U 温情, 親切 ; 愛想のよさ ; 穏和, 快適 .