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geniality

[jee-nee-al-i-tee] / ˌdʒi niˈæl ɪ ti /


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His real-life geniality provides a stark contrast to some of his most famous roles as monstrous men committing equally hideous deeds.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

A scruffy-faced Radcliffe, twinkling accessible geniality in jeans and a sweatshirt, zips up and down the cavernous theater as though waging a one-man campaign against the isolation epidemic.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

Mostly they are dignified snapshots of him shaking hands with dignitaries and voters, offering up that big, gleaming expression of geniality that was his signature, walking across a tarmac or delivering a speech.

From Washington Post Feb. 21, 2023

The veteran soloist, Emanuel Ax, seemed to be searching for a middle ground between his pearly geniality and Payare’s starker phrasing, and the results sounded unsettled.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2022

Joe sensed a mild geniality in her and it made him feel good.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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