Cordial Definition

kôrjəl
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adjective
Warm and friendly; hearty.
A cordial hello.
Webster's New World
Polite and respectful; formally pleasant.
American Heritage
Stimulating the heart; invigorating; reviving.
Webster's New World
Sincere; deeply felt.
A cordial distaste for formality.
Webster's New World

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

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noun
cordials
An aromatic, syrupy alcoholic drink; liqueur.
Webster's New World
A medicine, food, or drink that stimulates the heart.
Webster's New World
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
Wiktionary
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
Wiktionary

A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.

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Other Word Forms of Cordial

Noun

Singular:
cordial
Plural:
cordials

Origin of Cordial

  • Middle English of the heart from Medieval Latin cordiālis from Latin cor cord- heart kerd- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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