cordialness

Variant of cordial

adjective

  1. Rare stimulating the heart; invigorating; reviving
    1. warm and friendly; hearty: a cordial hello
    2. sincere; deeply felt: a cordial distaste for formality

Origin: ME < ML cordialis < L cor (gen. cordis), heart

noun

  1. Rare a medicine, food, or drink that stimulates the heart
  2. an aromatic, syrupy alcoholic drink; liqueur

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