Meanings
plural genialities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being genial; friendly cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.
[…] and yet there was such a wilful geniality about him, such a strenuous air of being off duty and forgetting his rank, that no one was ever quite at ease in his presence.
1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days1 more example
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 written in the faces of the hills around.
1878, Thomas Hardy, Return of the Native Chapter 3
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latingeniālitās
- Englishgeniality
From Latin geniālitās, and perhaps also partly formed within English as genial + -ity.
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