cordial

English

WOTD – 22 August 2008

Etymology

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From Middle English cordial, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French cordial, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin cordiālis (“of the heart”), from cor (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔː.dɪ.əl/, /ˈkɔː.dʒəl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹ.dɪ.əl/, /ˈkɔɹ.dʒəl/, /ˈkɔɹ.djəl/

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Adjective

cordial (comparative more cordial, superlative most cordial)

1. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
   • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1859, Thomas Keightley (editor), The Poems of John Milton, Volume 1, page 381,

     He, on his side / Leaning half raised, with looks of cordial love / Hung over her enamoured.

   • 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. 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.
   • 1634, John Milton, Comus, 1853, John Mitford (editor), The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 3, page 106,

     And first behold this cordial julep here / That flames and dances in his crystal bounds, / With spirits of balm, and fragrant syrups mix'd.

4. (obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.
   • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1957, Merritt Yerkes Hughes (editor), Complete Poems and Major Prose, page 373,

     Who stooping op'n'd my left side, and took / From thence a Rib with cordial spirits warm, / And Life-blood streaming fresh;

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• cordiality
• cordially

Translations

hearty

• Belarusian: душэ́ўны (dušéŭny), сардэ́чны (sardéčny)
• Bulgarian: сърдечен (bg) (sǎrdečen), приветлив (bg) (privetliv)
• Estonian: südamlik (et)
• Finnish: sydämellinen (fi)
• Galician: cordial (gl) m or f
• German: herzlich (de)
• Greek: εγκάρδιος (el) m (egkárdios)
• Hungarian: szívélyes (hu)
• Icelandic: hjartanlegur (is) m, alúðlegur (is) m
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• Ido: kordiala (io)
• Polish: serdeczny (pl)
• Portuguese: cordial (pt)
• Russian: душе́вный (ru) (dušévnyj), серде́чный (ru) (serdéčnyj)
• Scots: guidwilly
• Spanish: cordial (es)
• Swedish: hjärtlig (sv)
• Turkish: samimi (tr), içten (tr)
• Ukrainian: душе́вний (dušévnyj), серде́чний (serdéčnyj)

radiating warmth and friendliness

• Bulgarian: топъл (bg) (topǎl), задушевен (bg) (zaduševen)
• Estonian: südamlik (et)
• Finnish: sydämellinen (fi)
• Galician: cordial (gl) m or f
• Greek: εγκάρδιος (el) m (egkárdios), θερμός (el) m (thermós)
• Ido: kordiala (io)
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• Italian: cordiale (it)
• Portuguese: cordial (pt)
• Russian: раду́шный (ru) (radúšnyj), тёплый (ru) (tjóplyj), серде́чный (ru) (serdéčnyj), душе́вный (ru) (dušévnyj)
• Scots: guidwilly
• Spanish: cordial (es)

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Noun

cordial (plural cordials)

1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
3. A pleasant-tasting medicine.
4. A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
   • 1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act III, Scene 1, in 1828, British Theatre, Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, 827,

     Lucy. But, miss Polly—in the way of friendship, will you give me leave to propose a glass of cordial to you ?

     Polly. Strong waters are apt to give me the headache.—I hope, madam, you will excuse me?

   • 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 [...].

5. A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
6. (figurative) Anything that revives or comforts.

Hypernyms

• liqueur

Translations

concentrated drink

• Belarusian: сіро́п m (siróp)
• Bulgarian: сиро́п m (siróp)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 糖漿／糖浆 (zh) (tángjiāng), 糖浆 (zh) (tángjiāng)

• Estonian: siirup
• Finnish: mehutiiviste (fi), mehu (fi)
• French: sirop (fr) m
• German: Sirup (de) m
• Greek: σιρόπι (el) n (sirópi)
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• Hungarian: szörp (hu)
• Indonesian: sirup (id)
• Japanese: シロップ (ja) (shiroppu)
• Portuguese: concentrado m
• Russian: сиро́п (ru) m (siróp), ко́рдиал m (kórdial)
• Spanish: cordial (es)
• Swedish: saft (sv), blandsaft (sv) c (the undiluted liquid)
• Turkish: konsantre içecek
• Ukrainian: сиро́п m (syróp)

serving

• Finnish: mehu (fi)
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pleasant-tasting medicine

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liqueur

• Estonian: puuviljaliköör
• Finnish: likööri (fi)
• German: Likör (de) m
• Italian: cordiale (it) m
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• Portuguese: licor (pt) m
• Russian: нали́вка (ru) f (nalívka), ликёр (ru) m (likjór)
• Turkish: likör (tr)

candy

• Finnish: konvehti (fi)
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• Russian: конфе́та (ru) f (konféta)

Anagrams

• Di Carlo, DiCarlo, Dicarlo

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.djal/

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Adjective

cordial (feminine cordiale, masculine plural cordiaux, feminine plural cordiales)

1. (archaic) stimulating the heart; tonic
2. coming from the heart; sincere
3. amiable

   Synonyms: chaleureux, aimable, sympathique

Derived terms

• cordialement
• cordialiser
• cordialité

Noun

cordial m (plural cordiaux)

1. (medicine, obsolete) stimulant
2. cordial

Further reading

• “cordial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. cordial (sincere; affectionate)

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Romansch

Adjective

cordial

1. sincere
2. cordial

Derived terms

• cordialmain

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Spanish

Adjective

cordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cordiales)

1. cordial

Derived terms

• cordialmente