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Dictionary: cor·dial   (kôr'jəl) pronunciation
 
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.

[Middle English, of the heart, from Medieval Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor, cord-, heart.]

cordiality cor·dial'i·ty (-jăl'ĭ-tē, -jē-ăl'-, -dē-ăl'-) or cor'dial·ness n.
cordially cor'dial·ly adv.
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adj

Definition: friendly, sociable
Antonyms: aloof, cool, disagreeable, hostile, indifferent, inhospitable, uncordial, unfriendly, unpleasant, unsociable


 
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IN BRIEF: Warm and sincere. Also: A sweet and rather thick alcoholic drink.

pronunciation His cordial manner immediately made him feel welcome.

 
Wikipedia: Cordial
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Look up cordial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Cordial may refer to:

  • Squash (drink), an extremely sweet non-alcoholic fruit flavoured drink concentrate that is diluted with water to taste. It is most popular in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Syrup may refer to a similar beverage in the United States.
  • Cordial (medicine), any invigorating and stimulating preparation; e.g. peppermint cordial
  • Liqueur is often used as a synonym for an "alcoholic cordial". (Subtle differences in usage between the two terms are covered in the article).
  • Cordial (candy), a type of candy, in which a fruit filling is placed within a chocolate shell
  • Cordial (album), an album by La Bottine Souriante
  • Cordial (alcohol) an alcoholic drink on the base of Becherovka being produced in the city of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
  • Cordial Medoc a historic alcoholic drink on the base of Becherovka being produced in the city of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

 
Translations: Cordial
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - inderlig, venlig
n. - frugtdrik, tonikum, hjertestyrkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
hartelijk, likeur, hartgrondig, opkikkertje, vruchtensap

Français (French)
adj. - cordial
n. - sirop de fruits, (US) liqueur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fruchtsaftgetränk, Likör
adj. - freundlich, herzlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φαρμακολ.) (καρδιο)τονωτικό (φάρμακο)
adj. - εγκάρδιος, θερμός, (καρδιο)τονωτικός

Italiano (Italian)
cordiale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cordial (m), licor (m)
adj. - cordial, estimulante

Русский (Russian)
средство, стимулирующее работу сердца, сладкий напиток, душевный, откровенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cordial, afectuoso, cálido, efusivo
n. - licor de frutas no alcohólico, cordial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hjärtstärkande preparat, styrkedryck, tonikum, fruktvin, fruktsaft
adj. - hjärtlig, djup, hjärtstärkande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
热忱的, 兴奋的, 诚恳的, 兴奋剂, 补品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熱忱的, 興奮的, 誠懇的
n. - 興奮劑, 補品

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성심성의의, 기운을 돋우는
n. - 흥분제

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 心からの
n. - 果物ジュース, リキュール酒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشروب منعش (صفه) ودي, ودود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לבבי, חם, עמוק‬
n. - ‮ליקר, משקה מרענן‬


 
 
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