noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being cordial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cordiality
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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kôr-jăl′ĭ-tē
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-dē-ăl′-
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-d͡ʒiːˈæl-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-diːˈæl-/
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Canada, General-American: /koɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.ti/
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Canada, General-American: /-d͡ʒiˈæl-/
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Canada, General-American: /-diˈæl-/
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Australian: /koːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/
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Australian: /-d͡ʒiːˈæl-/
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Australian: /-diːˈæl-/
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New-Zealand: /koːɹˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.tiː/
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New-Zealand: /-d͡ʒiːˈɛl-/
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New-Zealand: /-diːˈɛl-/
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Scotland: /koɹˈd͡ʒal.ɪ.ti/
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Scotland: /-d͡ʒiˈal-/
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Scotland: /-diˈal-/
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India: /koːɾˈd͡ʒæl.i.ʈiː/
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India: /-d͡ʒiːˈæl-/
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India: /-ɖiːˈæl-/
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rhymes with -ælɪti
noun
Meaning 2
A friendly utterance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- to exchange cordialities with people
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a cordial disposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: friendliness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English cordial Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cordiality From cordial + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: սիրալիություն (siraliutʻyun) — quality of being cordial
- German: Herzlichkeit — quality of being cordial
- Hindi: सौहार्द (sauhārd) — quality of being cordial
- Hindi: सद्भाव (sadbhāv) — quality of being cordial
- Polish: serdeczność — quality of being cordial
- Polish: kordialność — quality of being cordial
- Spanish: cordialidad — quality of being cordial
- Polish: grzeczność — friendly utterance