Adjective
- 1. affable, amiable, cordial, genial, friendly (vs. unfriendly)
- usage: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
- 2. genial, mental
- usage: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
- 3. kind, genial, hospitable (vs. inhospitable)
- usage: agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
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