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Meanings of geniality in anglès

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amabilitat

A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

amabilitat
Usage of geniality in anglès
1
He was very grave, and his customary geniality was tinged with restraint.
The Circular Staircase
2
His round-faced geniality went out like the flame of a snuffed candle.
A Son of the Sun
3
There was no smile on his lips, no geniality in his eyes.
The Night-Born
4
Thirdly, his sweetness and geniality made him a favourite with the bench.
Mike Fletcher: A Novel
5
With them he seemed to pocket some of his geniality and patience.
That Affair Next Door
6
Sorenson was trying to be friendly, but he failed the geniality test.
Terminal Compromise
7
And beaming with geniality and kitchen warmth, Jemima returned to her labours.
A Great Emergency and Other Tales
8
No black looks, no sullen reserve, marred the geniality of their welcome.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
9
But he retained his appearance of geniality, and appealed to Wallace Carpenter.
The Blazed Trail
10
This they proceeded to do, Mr. Wrybolt all geniality and apt suggestiveness.
Our Friend the Charlatan
11
His unforced geniality made Trent ashamed, for he had liked the man.
The Woman in Black
12
To him Briscoe spoke first, attempting a geniality he did not feel.
A Texas Ranger
13
Venn's answer was to hail the dark, thin youth with rude geniality.
The Shadow of the Rope
14
He was the youngest of the three Englishmen and the embodiment of geniality.
That Mainwaring Affair
15
Probably the same geniality existed in the East fifty years ago.
The Smiling Hill-Top, and Other California Sketches
16
There was no sign of it in the geniality of his open smile.
The Cathedral: A Novel
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