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genial

/ˈdʒinjəl/JEEN-yuhl
/ˈdʒinjəl/JEEN-yuhl

Meaningpleasant, delightful

Common meaning: friendly

Journey through time

  1. Latingenialis‘pleasant, delightful’source
  2. Old Frenchgenialsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspleasant, delightful → friendlygenial‘friendly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin genialis ‘pleasant, delightful’.

Roots

  • genialis Latin “pleasant, delightful”

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