cordial

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːdɪəl/

adjective

  • 1warm and friendly: the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed
  • 2strongly felt: I earned his cordial loathing

noun

  • 1British a sweet fruit-flavoured drink: wine cups and fruit cordials [mass noun]: a tall glass of blackcurrant cordial
  • North Americananother term for liqueur.
  • 2a pleasant-tasting medicine.

Derivatives

cordiality

Pronunciation: /-ˈalɪti/
noun

cordially

adverb

Origin:

Middle English (also in the sense 'belonging to the heart'): from medieval Latin cordialis, from Latin cor, cord- 'heart'