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geniality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ælɪti
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY2 N IY0 AE1 L AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being genial; friendly cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: friendliness

Narrower terms: condescension, condescendingness, mellowness, sweetness and light

History

Etymology

From Latin geniālitās, and perhaps also partly formed within English as genial + -ity.