Standard Lemma guide

cordially

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹd͡ʒəli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːdɪəli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R JH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a hearty manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `Yes,' the children chorused heartily
  • We welcomed her warmly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heartily, warmly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cordial + -ly. Compare Middle English cordyally (“by heart”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cordialment — in a friendly manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 友好地 (yǒuhǎo de) — in a friendly manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 友善地 (yǒushàn de) — in a friendly manner
  • Dutch: hartelijk — in a friendly manner
  • Finnish: sydämellisesti — in a friendly manner
  • French: cordialement — in a friendly manner
  • German: herzlich — in a friendly manner
  • Hungarian: szívélyesen — in a friendly manner
  • Italian: cordialmente — in a friendly manner
  • Japanese: 心から (kokoro kara) — in a friendly manner
  • Polish: serdecznie — in a friendly manner
  • Portuguese: cordialmente — in a friendly manner
  • Russian: серде́чно (serdéčno) — in a friendly manner
  • Russian: раду́шно (radúšno) — in a friendly manner
  • Lower Sorbian: wutšobnje — in a friendly manner
  • Spanish: cordialmente — in a friendly manner
  • Swedish: hjärtlig — in a friendly manner
  • Turkish: kalpten — in a friendly manner
  • Turkish: içtenlikle — in a friendly manner
  • Ukrainian: серде́чно (serdéčno) — in a friendly manner