GENIAL
affable, amiable, cordial, genial
(adjective) diffusing warmth and friendliness; “an affable smile”; “an amiable gathering”; “cordial relations”; “a cordial greeting”; “a genial host”
kind, genial
(adjective) agreeable, conducive to comfort; “a dry climate kind to asthmatics”; “the genial sunshine”; “hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet”
genial, mental
(adjective) of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
genial (comparative more genial, superlative most genial)
Friendly and cheerful.
(especially of weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.
Marked by genius.
(archaic) Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
(obsolete) Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
Etymology 2
Adjective
genial (not comparable)
(anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian.
Anagrams
• Eaglin, Ealing, igneal, linage
Source: Wiktionary
Ge*ni"al, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Same as Genian.
Gen"ial, a. Etym: [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, the enjoyment of life;
sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or
happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as,
she was of a cheerful and genial disposition.
So much I feel my genial spirits droop. Milton.
3. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural;
inborn. [Obs.]
Natural incapacity and genial indisposition. Sir T. Browne.
4. Denoting or marked with genius [R.]
Men of genius have often attached the highest value to their less
genial works. Hare.
Genial gods (Pagan Mythol.), the powers supposed to preside over
marriage and generation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition