Note: Our Sixth Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Challenge is underway. It will run until Feb. 18.
geniality ˈjēn-yəl , ˈjē-nē-əl noun
: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
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The word geniality has appeared in five articles on The New York Times website in the past year, including on July 17 in the obituary “Dr. Alan S. Rabson, Influential Cancer Researcher, Is Dead at 92” by Gina Kolata:
In addition to his scientific and administrative achievements, colleagues say, what made Dr. Rabson stand out were his kindness, his empathy, his geniality and his willingness to help anyone with a cancer diagnosis who was seeking advice or a referral to an oncologist.
“You could not be in his presence without smiling,” said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, of which the National Cancer Institute is part.
