About The Word Cordial

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Cordial Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cordial?
[n] strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
[adj] diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [adj] sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope" [adj] showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cordial: affable | amiable | fervent | friendly | genial | hearty | liqueur | sincere | warm Related Terms | Find terms related to Cordial: ablaze | affable | afire | agreeable | amiable | amicable | analeptic | ardent | Benedictine | blissful | Bohemian | boiling over | bonhomous | bracer | bracing | breathless | brisk | burning | casual | Chartreuse | cheerful | cheering | compatible | complaisant | congenial | courteous | crisp | crispy | Danziger Goldwasser | degage | delirious | desirable | Drambuie | drunk | dulcet | easy | easygoing | easy-natured | en rapport | energizing | enjoyable | enlivenment | enthusiastic | excited | exhilarating | exhilaration | exuberant | fair | fair and pleasant | familiar | febrile | felicific | felicitous | fervent | fervid | fevered | feverish | fiery | fine | flaming | flushed | folksy | framboise | free and easy | fresh | friendly | Galliano | generous | genial | gentle | glowing | good | good-humored | goodly | good-natured | good-tempered | gracious | grateful | gratifying | green Chartreuse | harmonious | haymish | heartfelt | heart-warming | hearty | heated | homely | homey | honeyed | hospitable | hot | impassioned | informal | intense | intoxicated | invigorating | invigoration | Irish Mist | irregular | keen | kindly | liberal | likable | liqueurs | lively | loose | maraschino | mellifluous | mellow | mild | natural | neighborly | nice | offhand | offhanded | on fire | open | openhearted | parfait amour | passionate | pear brandy | pick-me-up | plain | pleasant | pleasing | pleasurable | pleasureful | pleasure-giving | polite | pousse-cafe | rainbow cordial | reanimation | receptive | recreation | red-hot | refection | refreshful | refreshing | refreshment | regale | regalement | regaling | reinvigoration | relaxed | renewal | responsive | restorative | revival | revivescence | revivescency | revivification | rewarding | roborant | rousing | satisfying | simple | sincere | sloe gin | sociable | steaming | steamy | stimulating | stimulation | Strega | sweet | sweet-tempered | sympathetic | tender | tonic | Triple Sec | unaffected | unassuming | unceremonious | unconstrained | unconventional | unofficial | unrestrained | unstudied | vigorous | vitamin shot | vivification | warm | warmhearted | welcome | welcoming | well-natured | wholehearted | zealous | zestful | zesty See Also | absinth | absinthe | alcohol | alcoholic beverage | anisette | anisette de Bordeaux | benedictine | Chartreuse | coffee liqueur | creme de cacao | creme de fraise | creme de menthe | Drambuie | Galliano | inebriant | intoxicant | kummel | maraschino | orange liqueur | pastis | Pernod | pousse-cafe | ratafee | ratafia | sambuca Cordial In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"dial\ (k?r"jal, formally k?rd"yal; 106, 277), a.
[LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See
{Heart}.]
1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]
A rib with cordial spirits warm. --Milton.
2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her
enamored. --Milton.
3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength
or spirits.
Behold this cordial julep here That flames and
dances in his crystal bounds. --Milton.
Syn: Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate;
cheering; invigorating. See {Hearty}.
\Cor"dial\, n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. --Dryden. 2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial. 3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur. |
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