cordial

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Hypernyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French cordial (“‘stimulating the heart’”), from Late Latin cordialis, from cor.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkɔː.dɪ.əl/, /ˈkɔː.dʒəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɹ.dɪ.əl/, /ˈkɔɹ.dʒəl/, /ˈkɔɹ.djəl/
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[edit] Adjective

cordial (comparative more cordial, superlative most cordial)

1. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
   • 1885, George Washington Schuyler, Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, C. Scribner's Sons,

     The relations between the Earl of Bellomont and Colonel Schuyler were formal, but not cordial from the first.

2. Said of someone radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
   • 1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone, Chapter 66,

     The sight of London warmed my heart with various emotions, such as a cordial man must draw from the heart of all humanity.

3. (rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.

[edit] Synonyms

• (hearty, warm): heartfelt
• (radiating warmth and friendliness): affable, amiable
• (tending to revive): cheering, invigorating

[edit] Related terms

• cordiality
• cordially

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[edit] Noun

cordial (plural cordials)

1. (British, Australian) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
2. A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, L. C. Page & Co.

     [Marilla] had put the bottle of raspberry cordial down in the cellar instead of in the closet [...].

3. A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.

[edit] Hypernyms

• liqueur

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔʁ.djal/
•  cordial^{help, file}

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cordial m. (f. cordiale, m. plural cordiaux, f. plural cordiales)

1. Coming from the heart; sincere.
2. (archaic) Stimulating the heart; tonic.

[edit] Derived terms

• cordialement

[edit] Noun

cordial (plural cordials)

1. Cordial.
2. (medicine, obsolete) A stimulant.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

cordial m. and f. (plural cordiales)

1. cordial

[edit] Derived terms

• cordialmente