Cordial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkɔːrdʒəl|
Brit.
|ˈkɔːdɪəl|
noun
adjective
- diffusing warmth and friendliness (syn: affable, amiable, genial)
cordial relations
a cordial greeting
- politely warm and friendlya cordial greeting
a cordial handshake
- sincerely or intensely felta cordial regard for his visitor's comfort
a cordial abhorrence of waste
a cordial abhorrence of waste
Extra examples
We received a cordial greeting from our hostess at the party.
The two nations have maintained cordial relations.
The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere.
... Conrad Black was cordial and not the least rumbustious.
Though its chairman, Charles Obi, was cordial to him, the others made it clear that they didn't want him.
My reception was cordial enough ...
A boy is said to become a man when he can sip the 140-proof anise-seed cordial without wincing.
Word forms
noun
singular: cordial
plural: cordials
singular: cordial
plural: cordials
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