Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geniality

/dʒˌiniˈæləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: ge-nial-i-ty
IPA: /dʒˌiniˈæləti/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sometimes this throat uttered Yes, sometimes it uttered No; sometimes it made inquiries about a time worn denizen of the place. Once it surprised her notions by remarking upon the friendliness and geniality written in the faces of the hills around."
"[…] and yet there was such a wilful geniality about him, such a strenuous air of being off duty and forgetting his rank, that no one was ever quite at ease in his presence."

Etymology

From Latin geniālitās, and perhaps also partly formed within English as genial + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: geniālitās
Suffix: genial

Usage

Inflected Forms

genialities (plural)

Derived Forms

ungeniality

Synonyms

affability affableness amiability amiableness bonhomie

Rhymes With

sexuality mortality hospitality morality mentality nationality municipality neutrality locality brutality confidentiality vitality

Questions

How do you pronounce geniality?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˌiniˈæləti/.
What does geniality mean?: The quality of being genial; friendly cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.
Where does geniality come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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