1. friendly and cheerful: "waved to them in genial greeting"
▪ (especially of air or climate) pleasantly mild and warm.
Word Originmid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius). The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th century), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th century).
