genial

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genial (comparative more genial, superlative most genial)

Positive
genial

Comparative
more genial

Superlative
most genial
  1. friendly and cheerful
  2. (of weather) pleasantly mild and warm
  3. marked by genius
    • 2003, Laura Fermi, Gilberto Bernardini, Galileo and the Scientific Revolution, Courier Dover Publications, page 111 [1]:
      About fifty years later, in 1675, the Danish astronomer Ole Roemer (1644-1710) had the genial idea of using astronomical rather than terrestrial distances.

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friendly and cheerful
pleasantly mild and warm
marked by genius

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[edit] German

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  • IPA: /ge'ni̯aːl/

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genial

  1. brilliant (highly intelligent)


This German entry was created from the translations listed at brilliant. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see genial in the German Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009

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genial m. and f. (plural geniales)

  1. ingenious, genial
  2. splendid, gorgeous.

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