Adjective

(en adjective)

friendly and cheerful

(especially of weather) pleasantly mild and warm

{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , The well breath'd youth, hot-mettled, and flush with genial juices, was now fairly in for making me know my driver. }}

marked by genius

* 2003 , Laura Fermi, Gilberto Bernardini, Galileo and the Scientific Revolution , Courier Dover Publications, page 111 [http://books.google.com/books?id=qGsZ4YmjhFwC&pg=PA111&dq=genial+idea+date:1940-2009&lr=lang_en&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES]:

About fifty years later, in 1675, the Danish astronomer Ole Roemer (1644-1710) had the genial idea of using astronomical rather than terrestrial distances.

(anatomy) genian; relating to the chin

Adjective

(en adjective)

(of a person) Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable.

* Spenser

Wise, warlike, personable , courteous, and kind.

* 1822 , , The Fortunes of Nigel , ch. 19:

I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable.

* 1908 , , A Room With a View , ch. 12:

Barefoot, bare-chested, radiant and personable against the shadowy woods, he called: "Hullo, Miss Honeychurch! Hullo!"

* 1919 , . The Sun Of Quebec , ch. 5:

I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time.

* 2009 , Randy James, " 2-Min. Bio: Stephanie Birkitt: Letterman's Lover?," Time , 5 Oct.:

Aside from being incredibly funny and personable he is generous, kind and is great fun to play catch with.

(legal) Enabled to maintain pleas in court.

(Cowell)

Having capacity to take anything granted.