genial

Other forms of genial

comparative

genialer·

superlative

genialest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about genial

What does genial mean?

genial means "diffusing warmth and friendliness". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in genial?

genial has 2 syllables: ge-nial. The stress falls on "ge". In IPA it is /ˈdʒinjəl/.

What is another word for genial?

Close synonyms include affable, amiable, cordial, mental, kind. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genial a common word?

genial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with genial?

1 word rhymes with genial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.