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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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His innocent smiles and genial facial expressions won over millions of viewers.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Initially they rekindle a genial intimacy over art, meals and the city’s beauty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

One socializes with friends: Forty years in Charlottesville has brought me many smart and genial ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The Sweet Southern Stammer was David Lewis, a genial Republican House member from rural North Carolina with a speech impediment and an uncommon mastery of election law.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

A kind of pleasant stupor was stealing over me as I sat by the genial fire.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.