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Geniality

Geˊni-al′i-ty

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Noun.
[L.
genialitas
.]
The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.

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geniality

geniality

English

Noun

geniality (countable and uncountable, plural genialities)

  1. The quality of being genial.
    • 1878, Thomas Hardy, Return of the Native Chapter 3:
      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.