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cordialness
cor·dial C0638700 (kôr′jəl)adj.1. a. Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial welcome; very cordial relations.b. Polite and respectful; formally pleasant: "He shook my hand, but not warmly; he was cordial, but not amiable" (Oliver Sacks).2. Strongly felt; fervent: a cordial abhorrence of waste.3. Archaic Invigorating; stimulating. Used especially of a beverage.n.1. A liqueur.2. An invigorating or medicinal drink; a tonic. [Middle English, of the heart, from Medieval Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.] cor·dial′i·ty (-jăl′ĭ-tē, -jē-ăl′-, -dē-ăl′-), cor′dial·ness n.cor′dial·ly adv.ThesauruscordialnessnounThe quality of being pleasant and friendly:affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amiableness, congeniality, congenialness, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, genialness, pleasantness, sociability, sociableness, warmth.EncyclopediaSeecordialcordialness
Synonyms for cordialnessnoun the quality of being pleasant and friendlySynonyms- affability
- agreeability
- agreeableness
- amenity
- amiability
- amiableness
- congeniality
- congenialness
- cordiality
- friendliness
- geniality
- genialness
- pleasantness
- sociability
- sociableness
- warmth
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