cordiality

cor·dial  (kôrjl)

adj.

1. Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial greeting; cordial relations. See Synonyms at gracious.

2. Strongly felt; fervent: a cordial abhorrence of waste.

3. Serving to invigorate; stimulating.

n.

1. A stimulant; a tonic.

2. A liqueur.

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[Middle English, of the heart, from Medieval Latin cordilis, from Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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cor·diali·ty (-jl-t, -j-l-, -d-l-), cordial·ness n.

cordial·ly adv.

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cordiality [ˌkɔːdɪˈælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

warmth of feeling

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cordiality - a cordial disposition                 amity friendliness - a friendly disposition

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cordiality

noun warmth, friendliness, affability, geniality, amiability, heartiness They want to solve the problem in an atmosphere of cordiality.

Translations

cordiality [ˌkɔːdɪˈælɪtɪ] N → cordialidad f

cordiality [ˌkɔː^rdiˈælɪti] n (= friendliness) [atmosphere, treatment] → cordialité f

cordiality

n → Freundlichkeit f, → Höflichkeit f

cordiality [ˌkɔːdɪˈælɪtɪ] n → cordialità