different between genial vs genital

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French génial, from Latin geni?lis (“of or pertaining to marriage; festive, genial”), from genius (“guardian spirit”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?i?n??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?inj?l/, /-ni.?l/
• Hyphenation: ge?ni?al

Adjective

genial (comparative more genial, superlative most genial)

1. Friendly and cheerful.
2. (especially of weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.
3. Marked by genius.
   • 1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

     Men of genius have so often attacht the highest value to their less genial works.

   • 2003, Laura Fermi, Gilberto Bernardini, Galileo and the Scientific Revolution, Courier Dover Publications, page 111 [1]:

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

4. (archaic) Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
   • Creator Venus, genial power of love.

5. (obsolete) Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.

Derived terms

• congenial

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ??????? (géneion, “chin”) + -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d???n???l/, /-?ni??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d???na??l/, /-?ni.?l/
• Hyphenation: ge?ni?al

Adjective

genial (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian.

Anagrams

• Eaglin, Ealing, igneal, linage

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geni?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??.ni?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /d??e.ni?al/

Adjective

genial (masculine and feminine plural genials)

1. genius
2. brilliant, great

Derived terms

• genialment

Related terms

• geni
• genialitat

Further reading

• “genial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

German

Etymology

Shortening of earlier genialisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?ni?a?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

genial (comparative genialer, superlative am genialsten)

1. genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius)
2. (colloquial) excellent

   Synonyms: klasse, hervorragend

Declension

Derived terms

• kongenial

Further reading

• “genial” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin genialis

Adjective

genial (neuter singular genialt, definite singular and plural geniale)

1. ingenious, brilliant

Related terms

• geni

References

• “genial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin genialis

Adjective

genial (neuter singular genialt, definite singular and plural geniale)

1. ingenious, brilliant

Related terms

• geni

References

• “genial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Adjective

genial m or f (plural geniais, comparable)

1. genial (marked by genius)
2. genius (very clever)

Romanian

Etymology

From French génial.

Adjective

genial m or n (feminine singular genial?, masculine plural geniali, feminine and neuter plural geniale)

1. (literally) ingenious, characteristic of a genius
2. (informal) great, fantastic, awesome

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin geni?lis (“of or relating to marriage; festive, genial”), from genius (“guardian spirit”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xe?njal/, [xe?njal]

Adjective

genial (plural geniales)

1. great, cool, neat

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay

2. splendid, gorgeous

   Synonym: espléndido

3. ingenious

   Synonym: ingenioso

4. genial, pleasant

Derived terms

• genialmente

Related terms

• genialidad
• genio

Further reading

• “genial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gign? (“to beget, generate”); see genus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??n?t?l/, /?d??n?t?l/

Adjective

genital (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to biological reproduction.
2. Of, or relating to the genitalia.
3. (psychoanalysis) Of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• female genital mutilation

Noun

genital (plural genitals)

1. (rare) A genital organ; the genitalia.
   • 1961, The Annual Survey of Psychoanalysis:

     ( b ) the masturbation [...] served as evidence that his genital was not injured ("fixing feet")

   • 1967, Ruth G. Newman, Marjorie M. Keith, The School-centered Life Space Interview, Six Papers:

     David told of his fears of castration and his concern that his genital was not as large as another boy's on the ward, and perhaps would never be.

   • 2013, Susan Isaacs, Childhood and After: Some Essays and Clinical Studies, Routledge (?ISBN), page 164:

     […] the anxiety and distress that his genital was dirty, disgusting and dangerous to his mother (myself); the dread of the bad internalized penis and his own faeces and urine.

Further reading

• genital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• genital in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, gelatin, langite, tag line, tagline

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?eni?ta?l]
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

genital (not comparable)

1. genital

Declension

Further reading

• “genital” in Duden online

Portuguese

Adjective

genital m or f (plural genitais, comparable)

1. genital

Noun

genital m (plural genitais)

1. (Usually plural) genital

Romanian

Etymology

From French génital, from Latin genitalis.

Adjective

genital m or n (feminine singular genital?, masculine plural genitali, feminine and neuter plural genitale)

1. genital

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin genit?lis.

Adjective

genital (plural genitales)

1. genital

Noun

genital m (plural genitales)

1. (Usually plural) genital

References

• “genital” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.