geniality

geniality
n
1. cheerfulness, gladness, gayness, gaiety; blitheness, blithesomeness, light-heartedness, buoyancy, optimism, sunniness; sprightliness, liveliness, vivaciousness, animation; happiness, felicity, bliss-fulness; joyfulness, joy, jubilance, jubilancy.
2. friendliness, amicability, congeniality, neighborliness; affability, approachableness, accessibility, communicativeness; amiability, pleasantness, good-naturedness, good nature; easiness, openness, unreservedness, familiarity, easygoingness; kindliness, kind-heartedness, benignancy; graciousness, cordiality, courteousness, politeness; agreeableness, willingness, amenableness, considerateness.

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  • Geniality — Ge ni*al i*ty, n. [L. genialitas.] The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • geniality — index consideration (sympathetic regard), courtesy, goodwill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • geniality — c.1600, festivity; 1650s, cheerfulness, from L.L. genialitas festivity, pleasantness, from L. genialis (see GENIAL (Cf. genial)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • geniality — [n] extreme niceness affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, cheerfulness, cheeriness, congenialness, conviviality, cordiality, enjoyableness, friendliness, gladness, good cheer, good nature, gratefulness, happiness,… …   New thesaurus

  • geniality — noun The quality of being genial Sometimes this throat uttered Yes, sometimes it uttered No; sometimes it made inquiries about a time worn denizen of the place. Once it surprised her notions by remarking upon the friendliness and geniality… …   Wiktionary

  • geniality — genial ► ADJECTIVE 1) friendly and cheerful. 2) literary (of weather) pleasantly mild and warm. DERIVATIVES geniality noun genially adverb. ORIGIN Latin genialis nuptial, productive , from genius (see GENIUS(Cf. ↑genius …   English terms dictionary

  • geniality — noun see genial I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • geniality — See genial1. * * * …   Universalium

  • geniality — Synonyms and related words: affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amicability, ardency, bliss, blissfulness, blitheness, blithesomeness, bonhomie, brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, civility,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • geniality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. kindliness, cheerfulness, friendliness; see friendship 2 , happiness 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being pleasant and friendly: affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amiableness,… …   English dictionary for students

  • geniality — ge·ni·al·i·ty || ‚dʒɪːnɪ ælÉ™tɪ n. kindliness, warmth, cordiality, agreeableness …   English contemporary dictionary

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