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cordiality

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cor⋅dial⋅i⋅ty

  [kawr-jal-i-tee, kawr-jee-al- or, especially Brit., -dee-al-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. cordial quality or feeling.
2. an expression of cordial feeling.
Origin:
1590–1600; cordial + -ity

Synonyms:
1. warmth, friendliness, geniality, heartiness.
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cor·dial   (kôr'jəl)   
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; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·dial'i·ty (-jāl'ĭ-tē, -jē-āl'-, -dē-āl'-), cor'dial·ness n., cor'dial·ly adv.
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