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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Gēn'e-vēse', a. p. 564(Geog.) Pertaining or belonging to Geneva, in Switzerland; Genevan.Gēn'e-vēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 564(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Geneva; also, used collectively, the inhabitants of Geneva; people of Geneva.Gēn'e-vois', n. pl. p. 564People of Geneva; the Genevese. Addison.Gē'nĭ-al, a. p. 564Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; productive. “The genial bed.” Milton. Creator Venus, genial power of love. Dryden. 2. Contributing to, and sympathizing with…Gē'ni-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 564The quality of being genial; gayety; sympathetic cheerfulness.Gē'ni-al-ly, adv. p. 564By genius or nature; naturally. [Obs.] Some men are genially disposed to some opinions. Glanville. 2. Gayly; cheerfully. Johnson.Gē'ni-al-ness, n. p. 564The quality of being genial.Gē'ni-an, a. p. 564(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the chin; as, the genian processes.Ge-nĭc'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 564To form joints or knots on. [Obs.] Cockeram.Ge-nĭc'ū-late or Ge-nĭc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 564[Lat. geniculatus, from geniculum, a little knee, a knot or joint, diminutive of genu, knee; It. genicolato, Fr. géniculé. (Bot.) Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee; as, a geniculate stem. Gray.Ge-nĭc-u-lā'tion, n. p. 564The state of being bent abruptly at an angle. 2. The act of kneeling. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Gē'nie, n. p. 564Individual or peculiar turn of mind; inclination; disposition; genius. [Obs.] Wood. 2. [See JINNEE.] One of a fabulous class of beings, regarded by the Arabians as intermediate between angels and…Gē'ni-o, n. p. 564A man of a particular turn of mind. [Obs.] Tatler.Ge-nĭs'tȧ, n. p. 564(Bot.) A genus of plants including the common broom.Gĕn'i-tal, a. p. 564Pertaining to generation, or the act of begetting.Gēn'i-tals, n. pl. p. 564The parts of an animal which are the immediate instruments of generation; the sexual organs; the privates.Gēn'i-ting, n. p. 564A species of apple that ripens very early. Bacon.Gĕn'i-tive, n. p. 564(Gram.) A case in the declension of nouns, designating primarily that from which something else proceeds, and expressing the relation of origination, source, and the like, or such as are expressed in…Gēn'i-tive, a. p. 564(Gram.) Pertaining to, or indicating, source, origin, possession, and the like; as, the genitive case; genitive relation.Gēn'i-tor, n. p. 564One who procreates; a sire; a father. Sheldon. 2. (pl.) The genitals. [Obs.] Holland.Gēn'i-tūre, n. p. 564Generation. Burton.Gēn′ius, n. p. 564The peculiar structure of mind with which each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action…Gē'ni-ŭs, n. p. 565A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity charged with the care of men, places, or things; hence, a supernatural being; a…Gēn'ius Lō'ci p. 565The presiding divinity of a place; and hence, the pervading spirit of a place or institution, as of a college, &c.Gĕn'o-ēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 565(Geog.) A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Genoa, in Italy.Gēn'o-ēse', a. p. 565(Geog.) Pertaining to Genoa.Genouillère, n. p. 565(Fort.) That part of a parapet between the merlons and beneath the sole of an embrasure.Genre, n. p. 565(Fine Arts.) A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which takes for its subjects scenes illustrating every-day life and manners.Gēnt, a. p. 565Elegant; pretty; gentle. [Obs.] Spenser.Gen-teel', a. p. 565Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred…Gen-teel'ish, a. p. 565Rather genteel. [Rare.] Johnson.Gen-teel'ly, adv. p. 565In a genteel manner.Gen-teel'ness, n. p. 565The quality of being genteel; gracefulness of manners or person; elegance; politeness.Gēn'tian, n. p. 565(Bot.) A plant of the genus Gentianus. The officinal gentian (G. lutea) is found in the Alpine meadows of Middle Europe, and has a bright yellow flower. Its root has a yellowish-brown color, and a…Gĕn'tian-ĕl'ĭa, n. p. 565A kind of blue color. Johnson. 2. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants; gentian.Gēn'tian-īne, n. p. 565(Chem.) A bitter substance, capable of crystallization, obtained from gentian.Gēn'til, n. p. 565(Falconry.) The female falcon in her mature plumage. See FALCON-GENTIL.Gen'tile, n. p. 565One of a gentile or non-Jewish nation; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen. The Hebrews included in the term goim, or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not…Gĕn′tile, a. p. 565Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; of pagan or heathen people. 2. (Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.Gĕnʹti-lĕsseʹ, n. p. 565Complaisance. [Obs.] Halliwell.Gĕn’til-ish, a. p. 565Heathenish; pagan. [Obs.] Milton.Gĕnʹtil-ism, n. p. 565Heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods. Stillingfleet.Gen'ti-li'tial or Gen'ti-li'tious, a. p. 565Peculiar to a people; national. Browne. 2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. Arbuthnot.Gen-tĭl'i-ty, n. p. 565Good extraction; dignity of birth. [Obs.] 2. The manners appropriate to those who are well born; politeness of manner; graceful and easy mien or behavior; the state or quality of being genteel; good…Gĕn’ti-līze, v. i. p. 565To live like a heathen. [Obs.] Milton.Gĕn’ti-līze, v. t. p. 565To render gentle or gentlemanly. [Rare.] Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize if unmixed with cant. Coleridge.Gĕn' tle, a. p. 565Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. Milton. 2. Soft and refined in manners; not rough…Gĕn′tle, n. p. 565One well-born; a gentleman. [Obs.] “Gentles, methinks you frown.” Shak. 2. A maggot or larve; especially applied to the larves of some flies used as bait for fish. 3. A trained hawk; a falcon-gentle.Gĕn' tle, v. t. p. 565To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar. [Obs.] Shak.Gĕn’tle-folk or Gĕn’tle-fōlks, n. pl. p. 565Persons of good breeding and family. The queen’s kindred are made gentlefolks. Shak.Gĕn’tle-heärt’ed, a. p. 565Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak.Gĕn′tle-man, n. p. 565A man who is well born; one who is of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The…Gĕn’tle-man-līke or Gĕn’tle-man-ly, a. p. 565Pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; polite; complaisant; as, a gentlemanly man; gentlemanly manners.Gĕn’tle-man-li-ness, n. p. 565The act of being gentlemanly; well-bred behavior. Sherwood.Gĕn'tle-man-ship, n. p. 565Quality of a gentleman.Gen'tle-ness, n. p. 565The quality or state of being gentle, mild, benevolent, docile, and the like; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, &c.; tenderness; mildness; docility.Gĕn’tle-shĭp, n. p. 565The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.] Ascham.Gént'less, n. p. 565Gentleness. [Obs.] Spenser.Gĕn'tle-wŏm'an, n. p. 565A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. Bacon. 2. A woman who waits about the person of one of high rank. Shak.Gĕn’tly, adv. p. 565In a gentle manner; without violence or asperity; softly; meekly. My mistress gently chides the fault I made. Dryden.