Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

Genially

Definition: Genially

Genially

Adverb

1. In an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "genially" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references)


Synonyms: Genially

Synonyms: affably (adv), amiably (adv). (additional references)

Top     

Usage Frequency: Genially

"Genially" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Genially" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%2274,468

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Top     

Modern Translation: Genially

Language Translations for "genially"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

përzemërisht, me ngrohtësi, me butësi (gently). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏بكرم (kindly, nobly, obligingly), ‏بلطف (fair, gently, obligingly, pleasantly, softly, sweet, sweetly), ‏بحنان (fondly, kindly, softly), ‏بحرارة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

сърдечно (cordially, heartily), общително. (various references)

   

Czech

  

srdeènì (cordially, heartily, warmly). (various references)

   

French

  

génialement (with genius), cordialement, chaleureusement, affablement. (various references)

   

German

  

heiter (alacritous, amusing, blithe, bright, brightly, buoyant, buoyantly, carefree, cheerful, cheerfully, cheery, clear, fair, fine, funny, gay, gayly, glad, happily, happy, humorous, humorously, jocund, jovial, jovially, lighthearted, mellow, merry, mirthful, mirthfully, sanguine, serene, sunny, tranquil, untroubled), freundlich (affable, amicable, befriending, benign, benignant, benignly, boonly, bright, charitably, cheerful, companionable, companionably, congenial, cordial, cordially, favorable, favourable, friendly, genial, gentle, good-natured, jovial, kind, kindly, Matey, pleasant, pleasantly, sociable, suave, suavely, sympathetic). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בלבביות (heartily). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szívélyesen (amicably, heartily, kindly, to give sy the glad hand), derűsen (jovially, sunnily), barátságosan (amiably, amicably, sociably). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eniallygay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

jovialmente, cordialmente (cordially, heartily, like a shot), com bom humor, amavelmente (amiably, friendly, kindly, obligingly). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

voios (cheerful, cheerfully, exhilarated, festival, genial, glad, gleeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, mellow, merrily, merry, mirthful, saucy), plãcut (agreeable, cheerful, comely, dulcet, fine, genial, gladsome, good, goodly, grateful, gratefully, gratifying, handsome, homey, kindly, likable, listenable, merry, neat, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, smooth, snug, sweet), favorabil (advantageous, appreciative, appreciatory, auspicious, bright, convenient, Dexter, fair, favorable, favorably, favored, favourable, favourably, favoured, fortunate, friendly, genial, good, happy, inclinable, kindly, large, lucky, propitious, suited, towardly), cu veselie (merrily, mirthfully, playfully), cu simpatie, bonom (genial), agreabil (agreeable, agreeably, attractive, boon, charming, cheerful, delightful, enjoyable, genial, good, gratefully, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, smooth-faced). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сердечно (cordially, heartily, warmheartedly), добродушно. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ljubazno (amicably, graciously, kindly, nicely, obligingly). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

simpáticamente, atractivamente (neatly), afablemente (affably). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

neşeyle (cheerfully, cheery, cock-a-hoop, gaily, in high spirits, jauntily, merrily, sprightly), canlı (active, alive, animate, animated, beany, breezy, bright, brightly, brisk, bustling, colorful, colourful, Corky, crisp, crispy, dashing, dewy, driving, exhilarated, expressive, exuberant, feeling, fresh, full of beans, full of life, gay, ginger, gingery, glowing, go-go, graphic, graphical, hearty, humming, in the flesh, inspired, life, live, lively, living, living being, living creature, lusty, mercurial, mettled, mettlesome, peppy, perky, picturesque, quick, racy, rich, rousing, sappy, saturated, smart, snappy, spirited, sprightly, springy, swinging, vibrant, vital, vivacious, vivid, warm, with it, zippy), candan (bluff, candid, companionable, cordial, cordially, deep-felt, heartfelt, heart-to-heart, heart-whole, hearty, open armed, open-hearted, personable, sincere, single minded, single-eyed, single-hearted, whole-hearted, willing, with open arms). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Top     

Derivations & Misspellings: Genially

Derivations

Words ending with "genially": congenially. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Genially" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gentilly, genuilley, Gionallo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Top     

Rhyming with "Genially"

Words rhyming with "genially" (pronounced 'Gen"ial*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly. (additional references)

Top     

Anagrams: Genially

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-g-i-l-l-n-y"

-1 letter: agilely, alienly, allying, gallein, langley, yealing, yelling.

-2 letters: gainly, galley, genial, lanely, laying, leanly, lienal, linage, lineal.

-3 letters: agile, agley, algin, alien, align, aline, alley, angel, angle, anile, elain, eying, gaily, gally, gilly, glean, glial, ileal, ingle, inlay, legal, liane, liang, ligan, liney, linga, lingy, lying, nelly.

-4 letters: agin, agly, ally, anil, ayin, egal.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-g-i-l-l-n-y"
 

+1 letter: geminally, genically, genitally.

 

+2 letters: eyeballing, gallerying, germinally, integrally, pleadingly, pleasingly, regionally.

 

+3 letters: angelically, appealingly, bellyaching, congenially, eugenically, falteringly, generically, genetically, genitivally, inelegantly, legendarily, revealingly.

 

+4 letters: clatteringly, concealingly, congenitally, desolatingly, flatteringly, gelatinously, geosynclinal, hygienically, magnetically, managerially, meaningfully, misleadingly, oleaginously, palynologies, synergically, tangentially.

 

+5 letters: abiogenically, allergenicity, antigenically, centrifugally, challengingly, cryogenically, egomaniacally, energetically, enigmatically, ergonomically, evangelically, everlastingly, genotypically, gynecological, laryngologies, meaninglessly, monogenically, mutagenically, panegyrically, synecological, unappealingly, unfalteringly.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Top     



INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage Frequency
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.