Geniality
[,dʒi:ni'æləti]
Definition
(n.) The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.
Checker: Spenser
Examples
- What COULD the tastes of that man be who saw friendliness and geniality in these shaggy hills? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They shook hands, and on Mr Lammle's part, in particular, there ensued great geniality. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Once it surprised her notions by remarking upon the friendliness and geniality written in the faces of the hills around. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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