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Genial

Same as Genian.

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Similar meaning 4

Friendly 84% connected

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Friendly 84% connected

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Hospitable 84% connected

Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hospitable 84% connected

Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Geniality 74% connected

The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Geniality 74% connected

The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chin 66% connected

The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records that this form pertains to the related lexical concept.

Synonym 5

Affable 92% connected

Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Amiable 92% connected

Lovable; lovely; pleasing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cordial 92% connected

Proceeding from the heart.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Kind 92% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mental 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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