Definitions

genial

[jeen-yuhl, jee-nee-uhl] / ˈdʒin yəl, ˈdʒi ni əl /

ADJECTIVE

extremely nice and happy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affable amiable cheerful cheery chipper congenial convivial easygoing gentle good-natured gracious jolly jovial kindly pleasant sociable sunny upbeat

WEAK

agreeable amicable blithe cheering chirpy cordial enlivening favorable friendly glad hearty high jocund joyous kind merry neighborly perky up warm warm-hearted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disagreeable gloomy hateful mean nasty rude sad serious surly unfriendly unhappy unkind unsympathetic upset

WEAK

aloof cold cool cranky irritable moody

Example Sentences

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Genial and enthusiastic, he has the air of a man who has his mind made up.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2022

The Quaest poll, commissioned by Banco Genial, interviewed 2,000 people between May 5 and May 8 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

From Reuters • May 11, 2022

Genial rather than gregarious, he is nonetheless a good fit for conservative Montana.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2020

Genial and witty, the thirty-year-old Whitehorn was married to a woman who was part white, part Cheyenne.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 1, 2017

Genial, fun-loving, and hospitable, they had even entertained occasionally; but Brainerd was a modest town, and its Four Hundred was not given to lavish display.

From The Tangled Threads by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

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