cordial

  • 11cordial — [kôr′jəl; ] chiefly Brit [ kôr′dē əl] adj. [ME < ML cordialis < L cor (gen. cordis), HEART] 1. Rare stimulating the heart; invigorating; reviving 2. a) warm and friendly; hearty [a cordial hello] b) sincere; deeply felt …

    English World dictionary

  • 12Cordial — Cor dial, n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. [1913 Webster] Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial. [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13cordial — (adj.) late 14c., of the heart, from M.Fr. cordial, from M.L. cordialis of or for the heart, from L. cor (gen. cordis) heart (see HEART (Cf. heart)). Meaning heartfelt, from the heart is mid 15c. The noun is late 14c., originally medicine, food,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 14cordial — (Del lat. cor, cordis, corazón, esfuerzo, ánimo). 1. adj. Que tiene virtud para fortalecer el corazón. 2. Afectuoso, de corazón. 3. m. Bebida que se da a los enfermos, compuesta de varios ingredientes propios para confortarlos. ☛ V. dedo cordial …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 15Cordial — (v. lat.), 1) (Cordiale, Med.), Herzstärkung, analeptisches Mittel; 2) vertraut, herzlich; daher: Cordialität, Herzlichkeit, Vertraulichkeit …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 16Cordial — Cordial, cordialiter, lat., herzlich, fröhlich; Cordialität, Herzlichkeit …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 17cordial — afectuoso, amistoso. Licor estimulante del corazón y, en general, licores alcohólicos aromáticos Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …

    Diccionario médico

  • 18cordial — index amicable, benevolent, civil (polite), receptive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 19cordial — adj. 2 g. 1. Do coração; verdadeiro. 2. Que conforta o coração. • s. m. 3. Remédio confortativo. 4.  [Figurado] Conforto …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 20cordial — genial, affable, *gracious, sociable Analogous words: warm, warmhearted, responsive, sympathetic, *tender: *sincere, heartfelt, hearty, wholehearted Contrasted words: cool, *cold, frosty, frigid: *indifferent, aloof, detached, disinterested:… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms