Origin: 1500-1600 Latin genialis, from genius; ➔ GENIUS
Thesaurus
THESAURUSsomeone who is outgoing is lively and confident and enjoys meeting and talking to people►outgoing
someone who is outgoing is lively and confident and enjoys meeting and talking to people: She’s so outgoing and fun to talk to. I admire his outgoing personality.
►extroverted
extroverted means the same as outgoing but sounds more formal and scientific: Extroverted people often make good salespeople, because they like talking to others.
►sociable
someone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people. Sociable sounds more formal than outgoing: Brendan is a sociable child who plays well with other children.
►gregarious
someone who is gregarious is friendly and loves to talk to people: She’s a gregarious woman who can always be found in a crowd of friends.
►affable
formal friendly, relaxed, and easy to like. You can also use affable about someone’s personality or expression: As an attorney, Williams was affable but tough.
►genial
formal friendly and kind. Genial sounds slightly literary: Our host was genial and welcoming.
►expansive
liking to talk or willing to talk a lot. You can also use expansive about someone’s mood: He was in an expansive mood and called for us to come over to his table.
►demonstrative
showing your feelings easily, especially in a physical way: My uncle was loud and demonstrative, always hugging us or ruffling our hair.
friendly and liking to be with other people►sociable
friendly and liking to be with other people: a sociable likeable woman
►outgoing
liking to meet and talk to new people: an outgoing popular girl
►extroverted
confident and enjoying being with other people: an extroverted salesman
►gregarious
friendly and enjoying being and talking with other people: a gregarious man who loves telling stories
►affable
friendly and easy to talk to: an affable man in his forties
►genial
cheerful, kind, and friendly: a big genial man
►convivial
formal a convivial situation is friendly and pleasant and full of people: convivial church suppers
cheerful, kind, and friendly: a genial old man► see thesaurus at outgoing, sociable—geniality /ˌdʒiniˈælət̮i/ noun [uncountable]