(a.) Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
(a.) Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition.
(a.) Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
(a.) Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher nature.
Example Sentences:
(1) What's more, his genial stiffness and shy self-awareness give him a kind of awkward dignity compared to the preening smugness of Cruz.
(2) Statues portray him riding a horse in triumph or genially waving to the tour groups waiting to see his museum.
(3) (A little later, I watch director Foley ask a genially menacing professor Capaldi to lift, and lift, and lift, the needle from a record in, I think it was, 12 different ways, to get it just so; I think "stickler" is fair.)
(4) He has generally been appreciated by journalists for his accessibility and geniality – and, as Guardian readers and Thought for the Day listeners to Radio 4's Today programme know, his ability to present a coherent and challenging message cogently and to deadlines.
(5) Sentencing him at Preston crown court, Anthony Russell QC said Hall was known to the public for his genial personality but had a darker side.
(6) Review of all available information indicates that conservative management is the treatment of choice for fractures of genial tubercles.
(7) It’s called the Green party, so let’s not sink together, let’s sail together!” Johnson, the genial former Republican governor of a Democratic state, New Mexico, was popular in office, lowering state taxes, expanding jobs and attracting more businesses.
(8) Thomson swiftly raised the stakes with more investment and commercial drive; but David welcomed the arrival of this genial newcomer with pebble glasses who was prepared to give his editors independence: and he was furious when the paper published a critical profile of Thomson while he was on holiday.
(9) The nearest he had got to show business was appearing, with the encouragement of his genial Uncle Lew, at the Rex Cinema, Haslemere , Surrey, for a Sunday afternoon talent concert.
(10) Wasn’t it unbecoming of the man dubbed the new Terrence Malick to direct scenes with genial tokers discussing pioneering methods of joint construction , or hookah-puffing sex-pest wizards ?
(11) Herpes simplex virus was isolated from 30 of 57 patients clinically diagnosed as suffering from a herpetic or herpetic-like genial infection for a virological incidence rate of 0.31%.
(12) "This game is being played like a school ground game of First-to-Ten-Goals-Wins, and Big Phil is looking on like the genial master thinking 'boys will be boys'," writes Justin Kavanagh.
(13) But despite sharp intelligence, willingness to put in 18-hour work days, and a genial, low-key manner, Wolfowitz has never before held a leadership position.
(14) With a huge open fireplace in the middle of the dining room, this is a where to come for "carne alla griglia" – huge T-Bone steaks, veal and lamb chops, spit-roasted rabbit, chicken and pork – expertly prepared by the genial owner, Derio Vezzier.
(15) A case of spontaneous fracture of hypertrophied genial tubercles is reported.
(16) Standing next to a freshly planted bed of onions, potatoes, garlic and collard greens, Covington is a genial soul with gentleness built into a giant physical frame that could play American football.
(17) During one of the shorthand breaks, I’m tapping out an email on my phone when I hear a voice say: “Where are you from?” He’s polite, genial, complimentary about the Guardian’s coverage, charming in a brittle sort of way, and it’s probably unfair that I feel a bit as if he’s asked which school I went to.
(18) Over lunch at Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel, Mac played the genial host with a dash of the elder statesman.
(19) A film and pop music buff, D'Ancona is witty, genial and fogeyish.
(20) For Donald Trump it will be a weekend of relaxation in familiar surroundings, a round of golf with the Japanese prime minister on his beloved south Florida course and an opportunity to play the genial host at the exclusive members-only Palm Beach club that Trump has dubbed the “winter White House”.
Joyous
Definition:
(a.) Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.
Example Sentences:
(1) From the genesis of the thing – pop stars dropping plans to perform; Greater Manchester police working to make it operationally possible; the footballer Michael Carrick moving his career testimonial match forward by two hours ; everything was about making things that little bit less crap, and dare I say it – out and out joyous.
(2) "Feedback in the comments shows at times a truly shocking picture of experiences that should be the most joyous time in a woman's life, not the most frightening", Richards added.
(3) But this was a thoroughly joyous and well-crafted farewell.
(4) At least the joyous delirium gave Drogba and, most likely, Petr Cech fitting sendoffs after glittering careers in these parts.
(5) His players paraded the Europa League trophy on the pitch after securing third place here, both achievements that would normally merit acclaim, but the interim manager remained inside while his coaching staff joined the joyous throng out on the turf.
(6) In a prepared statement, Ken and Toni Cameron said: "We are happy that justice for Stephen has been done, but this is not a joyous occasion.
(7) For Hull's manager, Steve Bruce, it was a joyous way to end a year that has seen him take the club to an unlikely promotion and make big strides towards keeping them in the top flight.
(8) The smaller rabbits can be a harder target for the rifle but are my preferred choice: the best rabbits are less than six months old, a fair size for a good feed, but joyously tender.
(9) Like me, he recalls that Ramadan used to be a joyous time to spend with your family.
(10) That universe is a wonderful place: Thomas Jefferson (Daveed Digs) swans around it joyously swinging a cane, wearing a purple crushed velvet suit loud enough to shame Prince, engaging with other politicians in throwdowns that look considerably more fun than anything on C-Span.
(11) In some senses Boyle's exuberant vision appeared to have been conceived not only in response to the regimented order of Beijing, but also to the joyous but deferential spirit of the recent jubilee.
(12) The heat, the intensity, the life-and-death emotional investment and sheer joyousness of the players are an enormous pleasure to watch.
(13) Sonia Heyes, 52, a mother of two, was wearing the T-shirt she had hand-printed for the joyous trip to Wembley.
(14) From the early hours of Saturday after provisional results emerged, Kenyatta's joyous supporters thronged the streets of Nairobi and his tribal strongholds, lighting fluorescent flares and waving tree branches and chanting: "Uhuru, Uhuru".
(15) The California attorney general and Senate candidate Kamala Harris spoke about persistence in the face of prejudice and called for victory in 2016; outgoing senator Barbara Mikulski made a joyous, ferocious call for women to organize politically; Emily’s List founder Ellen Malcolm spoke fondly of the group’s humble origins to the “18 million cracks in the ceiling” created by Clinton’s 2007 primary campaign; Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and former representative Gabby Giffords spoke proudly of the newest figures of the group; and Senator Al Franken spoke fondly of the lot and cracked jokes whenever able: “First of all, I apologize for being a guy.” Nearly all called for Clinton to run, and Mikulski, Pelosi and others declared her victory certain.
(16) Fraser – a long-time advocate of freebirth who ran a website called Joyous Birth – was unrepentant.
(17) It was a common sentiment on a joyous, if grey and blustery day.
(18) They meet on Pooley’s day off, descending into joyous laughter before they embrace as only survivors do in a country running on a “no touch” policy.
(19) The festival is about reminding ourselves of our own creativity, adaptability and potential for joyously making our own change, rather than miserably waiting for others to fail to bring it.
(20) But these people weren’t part of a local carnival, art event or other joyous celebration.