gen·ial 1 
(jēnyəl)
(jēnyəl)adj.
1. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner: a genial guest.
2. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild: "the genial sunshine ... saturating his miserable body with its warmth" (Jack London).
3. Archaic Relating to or marked by genius.
4. Archaic Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.
[Latin geniālis, festive, from genius, spirit of festivity; see genə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
ge′ni·ali·ty (jē′nē-ălĭ-tē), genial·ness n.
genial·ly adv.
- Indo-European root: ken-
- Indo-European root: kenk-
- Indo-European root: kens-
- Indo-European root: kent-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: kerd-
- Indo-European root: kerp-
- Indo-European root: kers-
- Indo-European root: kerə-
- Indo-European root: kes-
- Indo-European root: keuə-
- Indo-European root: klei-
- Indo-European root: kleu-
- Indo-European root: ko-
- Indo-European root: kob-
- Indo-European root: kom
- Indo-European root: konk-
- Indo-European root: koro-
- Indo-European root: kost-
- Indo-European root: kous-
- Indo-European root: krei-
- Indo-European root: kreus-
- Indo-European root: kreuə-