Genial definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GE'NIAL, a. [L. genialis ... to propagation or production; that causes to produce. Creator, Venus, genial power of love. 2. Gay; merry. 3. Enlivening; contributing to ... life and cheerfulness; supporting life. So much I feel my genial spirits droop. 4. Native; natural. [Not usual.] The genial gods, in pagan antiquity, were supposed to preside over generation ... smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable, cordial, genial] 2: of or relating to the chin or median ...
Genial gods definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Genial Gen"ial, a. [L. genialis: cf. OF. genial. See Genius.] 1. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive. ``The genial bed.'' --Milton. Creator Venus, genial power of love. --Dryden. 2. Contributing to, and sympathizing with ... sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition. So much I feel my genial spirits droop. -- ...
... him over the years" 2: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: mellow, melt, mellow out] 3 ... of character) softened or matured by age or experience. 3 genial, jovial. 4 partly intoxicated. 5 (of fruit) soft, sweet, and ... freaks of light. --Percival. 3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. May health return to mellow age. --Wordsworth. As merry ... silvery. 3. Soft, rich, delicate. 4. Softened, matured, good-humored, genial, jovial. 5. Soft, loamy, unctuous, rich, mellowy. 6. Perfected, well ... blown, full-flavored, full-fledged, full-grown, fully developed, gay, genial, gentle, giddy, glorious, gloss, golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, good ...
... high nobility • graciously adverb • graciousness noun Synonyms: gracious, cordial, affable, genial, sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. gracious ... requests or proposals < though wealthy, she was affable to all >. genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality < a genial companion with a ready quip >. sociable suggests a genuine liking ... fraternal, free, free and easy, freehanded, freehearted, friendly, gallant, generous, genial, giving, good, good-natured, goodly, graceful, gracile, grateful, gratifying, greathearted ...
... not obvious.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat; to be at ease and thriving under benign influences ... To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: derive or ... v. t.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave ... To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat. Basks at the fire his hairy strength. --Milton. Collin ...
... of Christ. good-hearted kindly, well-meaning. good humour a genial mood. a good job a fortunate state of affairs (it ... Unblemished, unimpeached, untarnished, unsullied, immaculate, fair, honorable. 7. Companionable, social, genial, lively, cheerful. 8. Able, skilful, ready, expert, dexterous, well qualified ... fructuous, full, full of integrity, full of promise, gain, gear, genial, gentle, genuine, gifted, glorious, godlike, godly, godly-minded, godsend, golden ...
... or process of becoming less aloof, less hostile, or more genial < a thaw in international relations > Oxford Reference Dictionary v. & n ... 4 intr. become less cold or stiff in manner; become genial. 5 tr. (often foll. by out) cause to thaw. 6 ... weather, and used impersonally. 3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thaw Thaw, v. t. To cause ...
... conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" [syn: kind, genial] 3: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very ... fine, folk, forbearing, forgiving, form, frame, fraternal, friendlike, friendly, generous, genial, genius, genre, gens, gentle, genus, good, good-hearted, good-humored ...