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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•dial /ˈkɔrdʒəl/USA pronunciation adj. - courteous and gracious;
warm: a cordial reception. - [before a noun] sincere;
strongly felt: They had a cordial dislike for each other.
n. - Winea strong, sweetened liqueur: [uncountable]a bottle of cherry cordial.[countable]He drank several peppermint cordials.
cor•dial•ly, adv. cor•dial•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•dial (kôr′jəl or, esp. Brit., -dē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - courteous and gracious;
friendly;
warm:a cordial reception. - invigorating the heart;
stimulating. - sincere;
heartfelt:a cordial dislike. - [Archaic.]of or pertaining to the heart.
n. - Winea strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor;
liqueur. - a stimulating medicine.
- anything that invigorates or exhilarates.
- Medieval Latin cordiālis, equivalent. to Latin cordi- (stem of cor) heart + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged affectionate, genial.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheering.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cordial /ˈkɔːdɪəl/ adj - warm and friendly: a cordial greeting
- giving heart; stimulating
n - a drink with a fruit base, usually sold in concentrated form and diluted with water before being drunk: lime cordial
- another word for liqueur
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor heartˈcordially adv |