'I got leid in Hawaii', proclaims a favorite bumper sticker that many visitors take back to the mainland. What is it about those fragrant flower garlands and the sensual image invoked by the words lei and Hawaii? From the earliest times, men and women worldwide have adorned themselves with leis.
Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a reasonably logical derivation, this is not the case with prandial.. It comes from the Latin prandium which meant a late breakfast or lunch.. Prandium was derived in turn from the Greek pro-, before + endios, midday. Now, however, prandial refers to any meal -- breakfast, lunch, supper or snack.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of genial is warm, cheerful, good for life or comfort. 1  An example of genial used as an adjective is a genial person which means a very friendly person.2  An example of genial used as an adjective is genial soil which means soil good for growing plants. What a genial person he was. 2  The Letters, which are very stilted, also reveal Apollinaris as a man of genial temper, fond of good living and of pleasure. 3  She renounced once for all the asceticism and isolation of the De imitatione for the more genial and sympathetic Christianity of Chateaubriand.