genial
[adjective]
Synonyms: cheerful, affable, agreeable, amiable, congenial, friendly, good-natured, jovial, pleasant, warm

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Antonyms: caustic (remarks, comments), saturnine (manner, disposition, aspect)
Contrasted words: discourteous, rude, uncivil, ungracious, crabbed, morose, sullen, ironic, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric
Related Words: amicable, friendly, neighborly, blithe, cheerful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry

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English Thesaurus: friendly, warm, nice, amiable, welcoming, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ge‧ni‧al /ˈdʒiːniəl/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: genialis, from genius; ⇒ genius]
friendly and happy:
a genial smile
—genially adverb
—geniality /ˌdʒiːniˈæləti, ˌdʒiːniˈælɪti/ noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them:
a friendly smile
The local people are very friendly.
warm [usually before noun] friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortable:
He was such a warm caring person and everyone loved him.
We received a very warm welcome.
nice especially spoken friendly and kind:
Chris is a nice guy. I’m sure you’ll get on with him.
He wasn’t very nice to the other children.
amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ formal friendly and easy to like:
Tom was an amiable young man.
welcoming friendly to someone who has just arrived somewhere:
a welcoming smile
The group are very welcoming to new members.
hospitable friendly and eager to make visitors comfortable:
I found Japanese people to be very hospitable.
genial formal behaving in a cheerful and friendly way:
a genial host
She was in a genial mood.
cordial formal friendly and polite but formal:
The two nations have always maintained cordial relations.
approachable friendly and easy to talk to – used especially about people in important positions:
The head teacher is very approachable.

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