All genial synonyms
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G g adj genial
- pleasant β pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- amiable β Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
- easygoing β going easily, as a horse.
- upbeat β an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- sunny β abounding in sunshine: a sunny day.
- jolly β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- cheerful β Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- jovial β endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- chipper β Chipper means cheerful and lively.
- sociable β inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- kindly β having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people.
- congenial β friendly, pleasant, or agreeable
- affable β Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- gracious β pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- cheery β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- convivial β Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly, and relaxed.
- good-natured β having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- agreeable β If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
- amicable β When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
- blithe β You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
- cheering β encouraging shouts from supporters, admirers etc
- cordial β Cordial means friendly.
- favorable β characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- friendly β characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- glad β feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- hearty β warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
- high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- jocund β cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- joyous β joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- kind β of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- merry β full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
- neighborly β having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- perky β jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- upper β higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of a house; the upper register of a singer's voice.
- warm β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- up β to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- chirpy β If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- sunny side up β (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
- warm-hearted β having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
adjective genial
- welcoming β a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- hospitable β receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- enlivening β Present participle of enliven.
- favourable β Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- neighbourly β (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.