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cordial

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordiālis (“of the heart”), from cor (“heart”).

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cordial (comparative more cordial, superlative most cordial)

  1. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
    • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
      He, on his side / Leaning half raised, with looks of cordial love / Hung over her enamoured.
    • 1885, George Washington Schuyler, Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, C. Scribner's Sons:
      The relations between the Earl of Bellomont and Colonel Schuyler were formal, but not cordial from the first.
  2. Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
  3. (rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
    • 1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
      And first behold this cordial julep here / That flames and dances in his crystal bounds, / With spirits of balm, and fragrant syrups mix'd.
  4. (obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.
    • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
      Who stooping op'n'd my left side, and took / From thence a Rib with cordial spirits warm, / And Life-blood streaming fresh;

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-‎ (0 c, 37 e)

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Noun

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cordial (plural cordials)

  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
    Synonyms: squash, (uncommon) high juice
    • 2024 May 31, Andrew John Chappell, Adrien Parry, Trevor Simper, “The Acute Effect of Citrulline Malate Loading in Resistance Trained Males on: Anaerobic Muscular Endurance, Force Recovery and Muscle Soreness”, in Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, →DOI:
      Both supplement and taste-matched placebo were consumed in 70 ml of fruit cordial and 150 ml of water, which were drunk within a 5-min period.
  2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
  3. A pleasant-tasting medicine.
  4. A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
    • 1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act III, Scene 1, in 1828, British Theatre, Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, 827,
      Lucy. But, miss Polly—in the way of friendship, will you give me leave to propose a glass of cordial to you ?
      Polly. Strong waters are apt to give me the headache.—I hope, madam, you will excuse me?
    • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, L. C. Page & Co.:
      [Marilla] had put the bottle of raspberry cordial down in the cellar instead of in the closet [...].
  5. A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
  6. Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.

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cordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cordials)

  1. cordial

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis.

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  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.djal/
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  • Hyphenation: cor‧dial

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cordial (feminine cordiale, masculine plural cordiaux, feminine plural cordiales)

  1. (archaic) stimulating the heart; tonic
  2. coming from the heart; sincere
  3. amiable
    Synonyms: chaleureux, aimable, sympathique

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Noun

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cordial m (plural cordiaux)

  1. cordial
  2. (medicine, obsolete) stimulant
    Synonyms: stimulant, excitant

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Galician

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  • IPA(key): /kɔɾˈdjal/ [kɔɾˈð̞jɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: cor‧dial

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cordial m or f (plural cordiais)

  1. cordial

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin cordiālis.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [koɦ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /koʁˈd͡ʒjaw/ [koɦˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [koɾ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /koɾˈd͡ʒjaw/ [koɾˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [koʁ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /koʁˈd͡ʒjaw/ [koʁˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [koɻ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /koɻˈd͡ʒjaw/ [koɻˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈdjal/ [kuɾˈðjaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈdja.li/ [kuɾˈðja.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: cor‧di‧al

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cordial m or f (plural cordiais)

  1. cordial (sincere; affectionate)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cordial. By surface analysis, cord +‎ -ial.

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cordial m or n (feminine singular cordială, masculine plural cordiali, feminine and neuter plural cordiale)

  1. cordial

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Declension of cordial
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite cordial cordială cordiali cordiale
definite cordialul cordiala cordialii cordialele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite cordial cordiale cordiali cordiale
definite cordialului cordialei cordialilor cordialelor
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cordial

  1. sincere
  2. cordial

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Etymology

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From Latin cordiālis.

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  • IPA(key): /koɾˈdjal/ [koɾˈð̞jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cor‧dial

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cordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cordiales)

  1. cordial

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