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" (199 found)
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courteousdesirabledulceteasyeasy-naturedeasygoingelateden rapportenjoyableepigeneticequatorialeumerogeneticeupepticeuphoricexaltedexhilaratedexpansivefairfair and pleasantfamiliar
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Adjective(7 words)
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highhistogenetichomogenetichoneyedhopefulhospitablein good spiritsin high spiritsirrepressibleisogeneticjocundjollyjovialkindkindlylaughingliberallikablelovableluke
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lukewarmmellifluousmellowmerogeneticmerrymetageneticmildmonogeneticneighborlyneighbourlyniceof good cheeropenopenheartedoptimisticorthogeneticoutgoingpangeneticparthenogeneticpeaceablephytogeneticpleasantpleasingpleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulradiantreadyreceptiverelaxedrewardingriantroom temperatureroom-temperaturerosysanguinesanguineoussatisfyingsmilingsociablesocialsocial-mindedsparklingsporogenoussuavesubtropicalsummerysunnysunshinysweetsweet-temperedtemperatetepidthermalthermictoastytropicalunfrozenurbanewarmwarm as toastwarmheartedwarmishwelcomewelcomingwell-disposedwell-naturedwinsomexenogenetic
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2 entriesclimate descriptorpositive quality
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesgenial atmospheregenial climategenial conversationgenial hostgenial mannergenial smile
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2 entriesmore genialmost genial
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"I can see that you have not slept for a night or two," said Holmes, in his easy, genial way.
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"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. "
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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.
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