genialityn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒiːnɪˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌdʒiniˈælədi/,

/ˌdʒinˈjælədi/

Forms: 1600s genialitie, 1600s– geniality.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin genialitas ; genial adj.¹, -ity suffix.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin genialitas jollity (4th cent.; < classical Latin geniālis genial adj.¹ + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In later use perhaps partly also < genial adj.¹ + -ity suffix.

†1. Festivity, revelry. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun]

dreamOE

man-dreamOE

gleea1200

galec1200

bauderyc1386

oliprancec1390

cheera1393

gaynessc1400

disportc1405

joyousitiea1450

festivitya1500

lakea1500

gaiety1573

merriment1574

jucundity1575

galliardise?1577

jouissance1579

merrymake1579

jolliment1590

mirth1591

jollyhead1596

spleen1598

jocantry16..

geniality1609

jovialty1621

jocundry1637

gaietry1650

sport1671

fun1726

galliardism1745

gig1777

merrymaking1779

hilarity1834

rollick1852

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxx. i. 380 Such a reverent regard in that time of auncient justice carried the Genialitie [L. genialitas], even of an enemies table.

1650 S. Gott Ess. True Happines Man i. xviii. 111 That which is most to be lamented, is the loss of many a Brave and Gallant man through this Humor of Geniality.

2. Cheerfulness, good nature; kindliness; affability. Also: an instance of expressing or displaying this.In quot. 1652 perhaps: temper, character. Cf. genial adj.¹ 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun]

blithenessc1000

blithec1400

cheerfulness1435

chertec1449

jocundness1482

hilarity1568

cheerliness1571

good humour1571

exhilaration1626

cheerishness1645

geniality1652

jocundry1655

cheeriness1658

brightness1660

shine1710

flow of spirits1716

sunshine1717

genialness1727

festiveness1777

sunniness1829

riancy1834

gleesomeness1847

Euphrasia1882

hilariousness1885

blithesomeness1886

gayness1896

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun]

goodshipOE

goodnessOE

well-willingnessOE

goodlaikc1175

charity?c1225

courtesy1297

kindnessc1300

meeknessc1300

kindheada1325

benignityc1374

benevolencec1384

kindshipa1393

betternessa1400

homeliness1402

goodliness1405

courteousnessc1430

kindliness1440

kindlaikc1450

beneficialness1528

beneficence1531

benevolency1545

beneficency1576

kindheartedness1583

benefiting1594

candidness1643

benefacture1651

geniality1652

candour1653

hearta1656

obliging1676

benevolentness1736

affectionateness1751

warm-heartedness1808

Samaritanism1843

sweet-heartedness1865

benignancy1876

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour

pleasancec1350

agreeability?c1400

douceurc1400

plausibility1596

amenity1612

agreeablenessa1631

geniality1652

complacence1767

sweetness and light1867

genialness1888

1652 H. L'Estrange Americans No Iewes Ep. to Rdr. If I have any waies erred in judgment..I refer my self to the Readers ferula, and offer, and pray to be pruned of riot and rankness, to an innocent, candid, geniality, and meaning.

1665 T. Tanner Euphuia 80 There was some geniality in that affection, that was able to hold us great friends in the University.

1789 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy II. 143 Caricature, in which geniality cannot be mistaken.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. xii. 107/2 Thou..with thy vivacities and genialities..makest such strange work.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. ii. 41 There was a geniality in the tone to which I was unaccustomed.

1922 Sat. Evening Post 29 Apr. 16/2 McIntosh, with his breezy manner and his welcome Southern geniality.

1972 Life 3 Mar. 9 (caption) In a burst of geniality, the President moved from table to table randomly offering his respects to Chinese dignitaries.

2000 S. Brett Body on Beach (2001) xli. 326 A melancholy had settled on them. Ted Crisp tried to break it with forced geniality.

3. Chiefly with reference to weather: pleasant warmth; mildness. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > warmth or moderate heat > genial

geniality1782

bask1790

1782 Whitehall Evening-post 9–11 May The rigour of Winter is found in the very Lap of May, and we experience no more the geniality of Spring.

1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 166 Others have conceived that their [sc. Yorkshire horses'] superiority is more owing to the art of breeding than to the geniality of climature.

1838 J. Grant Sketches London viii. 274 They seemed incapable of perceiving any difference between the inclemency of a severe winter, and the geniality of the summer season.

1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours vii. 170 The imagined geniality of his [sc. Uranus's] summer weather.

1930 E. W. Berry Revision Lower Eocene Wilcox Flora of Southeastern States 17/2 This conclusion would seem to have some bearing on the geniality of climate during the Wilcox epoch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geniality
释义	genialityn. Brit. /ˌdʒiːnɪˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌdʒiniˈælədi/, /ˌdʒinˈjælədi/ Forms: 1600s genialitie, 1600s– geniality. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin genialitas ; genial adj.¹, -ity suffix. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin genialitas jollity (4th cent.; < classical Latin geniālis genial adj.¹ + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In later use perhaps partly also < genial adj.¹ + -ity suffix. †1. Festivity, revelry. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] dreamOE man-dreamOE gleea1200 galec1200 bauderyc1386 oliprancec1390 cheera1393 gaynessc1400 disportc1405 joyousitiea1450 festivitya1500 lakea1500 gaiety1573 merriment1574 jucundity1575 galliardise?1577 jouissance1579 merrymake1579 jolliment1590 mirth1591 jollyhead1596 spleen1598 jocantry16.. geniality1609 jovialty1621 jocundry1637 gaietry1650 sport1671 fun1726 galliardism1745 gig1777 merrymaking1779 hilarity1834 rollick1852 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxx. i. 380 Such a reverent regard in that time of auncient justice carried the Genialitie [L. genialitas], even of an enemies table. 1650 S. Gott Ess. True Happines Man i. xviii. 111 That which is most to be lamented, is the loss of many a Brave and Gallant man through this Humor of Geniality. 2. Cheerfulness, good nature; kindliness; affability. Also: an instance of expressing or displaying this.In quot. 1652 perhaps: temper, character. Cf. genial adj.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] blithenessc1000 blithec1400 cheerfulness1435 chertec1449 jocundness1482 hilarity1568 cheerliness1571 good humour1571 exhilaration1626 cheerishness1645 geniality1652 jocundry1655 cheeriness1658 brightness1660 shine1710 flow of spirits1716 sunshine1717 genialness1727 festiveness1777 sunniness1829 riancy1834 gleesomeness1847 Euphrasia1882 hilariousness1885 blithesomeness1886 gayness1896 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] goodshipOE goodnessOE well-willingnessOE goodlaikc1175 charity?c1225 courtesy1297 kindnessc1300 meeknessc1300 kindheada1325 benignityc1374 benevolencec1384 kindshipa1393 betternessa1400 homeliness1402 goodliness1405 courteousnessc1430 kindliness1440 kindlaikc1450 beneficialness1528 beneficence1531 benevolency1545 beneficency1576 kindheartedness1583 benefiting1594 candidness1643 benefacture1651 geniality1652 candour1653 hearta1656 obliging1676 benevolentness1736 affectionateness1751 warm-heartedness1808 Samaritanism1843 sweet-heartedness1865 benignancy1876 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour pleasancec1350 agreeability?c1400 douceurc1400 plausibility1596 amenity1612 agreeablenessa1631 geniality1652 complacence1767 sweetness and light1867 genialness1888 1652 H. L'Estrange Americans No Iewes Ep. to Rdr. If I have any waies erred in judgment..I refer my self to the Readers ferula, and offer, and pray to be pruned of riot and rankness, to an innocent, candid, geniality, and meaning. 1665 T. Tanner Euphuia 80 There was some geniality in that affection, that was able to hold us great friends in the University. 1789 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy II. 143 Caricature, in which geniality cannot be mistaken. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. xii. 107/2 Thou..with thy vivacities and genialities..makest such strange work. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. ii. 41 There was a geniality in the tone to which I was unaccustomed. 1922 Sat. Evening Post 29 Apr. 16/2 McIntosh, with his breezy manner and his welcome Southern geniality. 1972 Life 3 Mar. 9 (caption) In a burst of geniality, the President moved from table to table randomly offering his respects to Chinese dignitaries. 2000 S. Brett Body on Beach (2001) xli. 326 A melancholy had settled on them. Ted Crisp tried to break it with forced geniality. 3. Chiefly with reference to weather: pleasant warmth; mildness. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > warmth or moderate heat > genial geniality1782 bask1790 1782 Whitehall Evening-post 9–11 May The rigour of Winter is found in the very Lap of May, and we experience no more the geniality of Spring. 1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 166 Others have conceived that their [sc. Yorkshire horses'] superiority is more owing to the art of breeding than to the geniality of climature. 1838 J. Grant Sketches London viii. 274 They seemed incapable of perceiving any difference between the inclemency of a severe winter, and the geniality of the summer season. 1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours vii. 170 The imagined geniality of his [sc. Uranus's] summer weather. 1930 E. W. Berry Revision Lower Eocene Wilcox Flora of Southeastern States 17/2 This conclusion would seem to have some bearing on the geniality of climate during the Wilcox epoch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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