Word of the Day – Genial

Genial (adj)

jee-nee-ul

Friendly and welcoming.

Mid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius). The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th century), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th century).

Example sentences

“Thank you for Christmas, you’ve been such genial hosts.”