Cordial Definition

kôrjəl

cordials

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.

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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.

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A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.

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cordial

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cordials

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.

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