My health forbade me from venturing out unless the weather was exceptionally genial, and I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence.
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Genial
//ˈdʒiːnɪəl//
Synonyms for "genial" (183 found)
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Strong matches (55)
cordialcourteousdesirabledulceteasyeasy-naturedeasygoingelateden rapportenjoyableepigeneticequatorialeumerogeneticeupepticeuphoricexaltedexhilaratedexpansivefairfair and pleasant
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familiarfelicificfelicitousfinefit for societyflushedfond of societyfriendlygameticgenerativegenerousgeneticgenitalgenitivegentlegladgladsomeglowinggoodgood humoredgood-humoredgood-naturedgood-temperedgoodlygraciousgratefulgratifyinggregarioushappyharmoniousheart warmingheart-warmingheartyheterogenetic
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (91)
highhistogenetichomogenetichoneyedhopefulin good spiritsin high spiritsirrepressibleisogeneticjocundjollyjovialkindkindlylaughingliberallikablelovablelukelukewarm
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mellifluousmellowmerogeneticmerrymetageneticmildmonogeneticneighborlyneighbourlyniceof good cheeropenopenheartedoptimisticorthogeneticoutgoingpangeneticparthenogeneticpeaceablephytogeneticpleasantpleasingpleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulradiantreadyreceptiverelaxedrewardingriantroom temperatureroom-temperaturerosysanguinesanguineoussatisfyingsmilingsociablesocialsocial-mindedsparklingsporogenoussuavesubtropicalsummerysunnysunshinysweetsweet-temperedtemperatetepidthermalthermictoastytropicalunfrozenurbanewarmwarm as toastwarmheartedwarmishwelcomewelcomingwell-disposedwell-naturedwinsomexenogenetic
Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesderived
7 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 18 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- генія́льны adj (marked by genius)
Bulgarian
4 entries- гениален adj (marked by genius)
- дружелюбен adj (friendly and cheerful)
- мек adj (pleasantly mild and warm)
- общителен adj (friendly and cheerful)
Danish
1 entries- genial adj (marked by genius)
Dutch
1 entries- geniaal adj (marked by genius)
Finnish
4 entries- lempeä adj (friendly and cheerful)
- leppeä adj (pleasantly mild and warm)
- leuto adj (pleasantly mild and warm)
- nerokas adj (marked by genius)
French
1 entries- génial adj (marked by genius)
Georgian
4 entries- გენიალური adj (marked by genius)
- გულთბილი adj (friendly and cheerful)
- გულთბილი adj (pleasantly mild and warm)
- თბილი adj (pleasantly mild and warm)
German
1 entries- genial adj (marked by genius)
Hungarian
1 entries- zseniális adj (marked by genius)
Māori
3 entries- hātai adj (friendly and cheerful)
- hūmārie adj (friendly and cheerful)
- hūmārika adj (friendly and cheerful)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schaftich adj (friendly and cheerful)
Polish
1 entries- genialny adj (marked by genius)
Portuguese
1 entries- genial adj (marked by genius)
Russian
3 entries- гениа́льный adj (marked by genius)
- дружелю́бный adj (friendly and cheerful)
- раду́шный adj (friendly and cheerful)
Spanish
1 entries- campechano adj (friendly and cheerful)
Swedish
1 entries- genial adj (marked by genius)
Ukrainian
1 entries- геніа́льний adj (marked by genius)
Welsh
1 entries- rhadlon adj (friendly and cheerful)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
"I can see that you have not slept for a night or two," said Holmes, in his easy, genial way.
Source: tatoeba (6974551)
"I can see that you have not slept for a night or two," said Holmes, in his easy, genial way. "That tries a man's nerves more than work, and more even than pleasure. "
Source: tatoeba (6974552)
A pure sea-breeze pervades the whole surrounding country, the evenness of temperature producing a very genial and happy influence in pulmonic diseases, more than all the drugs compounded by any pharmaceutist in the world.
Source: tatoeba (10981154)
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