genian

English

Etymology

From French génien, from Latin genianus, from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”) + Latin -ānus (“-an”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɪˈnʌɪən/, /-ˈniːən/
• IPA^(key): /dʒəˈnaɪən/, /-ˈni.ən/
• Hyphenation: ge‧ni‧an

Adjective

genian (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin.

   the genian prominence

Synonyms

• mental

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “genian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• eaning, ingena

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Esperanto

Adjective

genian

1. accusative singular of genia