cordiality
2
5.7
- noun
- /kɔrˈdiːəlɪti/
:
cordialidad
- He paid his respects and was received with great cordiality.
- mutual cordiality
- thin cordiality
Examples
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I greet you with cordiality and good cheer.
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Within weeks, however, the cordiality and cooperative spirit projected during the summit began to fade.
Academic text (1992) -
However, he did his best to keep the conversation on a note of easy cordiality.
Fiction book (1998) -
An air of cordiality developed between school district and university participants.
Academic text (2006) -
But after reading over Adam's letter of introduction, he extended a hand with every appearance of cordiality.
Fiction book (1991) -
But the visit was marked instead by mutual cordiality between the pope's party and the Castro government.
Academic text (1998) -
The sisters, who felt varying degrees of cordiality toward each other, exchanged information about marriages, divorces, promotions, and children.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bethe found the openness and cordiality of his British hosts, Fowler and Patrick Blackett in particular, most engaging and attractive.
Academic text (2005) -
When Jang Bahadur founded the Rana dynasty in 1846, an officially endorsed cordiality developed in Nepal's relations with the British, the de facto rulers of neighboring India.
Academic text (1991) -
When they met for lunch, their conversation was filled with cordiality and laughter.
Synonyms
297
1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
103
1.0
A friendly, kind feeling in the way someone speaks or acts
16
1.0
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
16
6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
1
5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
1
5.5
A friendly, cheerful way that makes people feel welcome
1
3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A friendly, pleasant way of acting that makes others feel comfortable
Friendly, kind, and supportive feeling between people like close family members
A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that avoids conflict
Antonyms
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cordiality comes from the Latin root cor meaning 'heart', as in the English word courage which also has the 'heart' idea. So cordiality is about warm, genuine feeling from the heart, which is why it means friendliness and kindness.