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7-letter words (1 found)

CORDIAL,

6-letter words (4 found)

CARDIO,CAROLI,LAROID,LORICA,

5-letter words (24 found)

ACOLD,ACRID,ALCID,AROID,CAIRD,CALID,CARDI,CAROL,CLARO,CORAL,CORIA,DARIC,DOLCI,DOLIA,DORIC,DRACO,DRAIL,DROIL,IDOLA,LAIRD,LIARD,LIDAR,LORIC,RADIO,

4-letter words (59 found)

ACID,ACRO,ALCO,ALOD,ARCO,ARID,ARIL,CADI,CAID,CALO,CARD,CARL,CIAO,CIRL,CLAD,CLOD,COAL,CODA,COID,COIL,COIR,COLA,COLD,CORD,CRIA,DALI,DARI,DIAL,DIOL,DIRL,DRAC,IDOL,LAIC,LAID,LAIR,LARD,LARI,LIAR,LIDO,LIRA,LOAD,LOCA,LOCI,LOID,LOIR,LORD,ODAL,ODIC,OLID,ORAD,ORAL,ORCA,RAID,RAIL,RIAD,RIAL,ROAD,ROID,ROIL,

3-letter words (37 found)

ADO,AID,AIL,AIR,ARC,ARD,CAD,CAL,CAR,CID,COD,COL,COR,DAL,DOC,DOL,DOR,LAC,LAD,LAR,LID,LOD,LOR,OAR,OCA,ODA,OIL,OLD,ORA,ORC,ORD,RAD,RAI,RIA,RID,ROC,ROD,

2-letter words (15 found)

AD,AI,AL,AR,DA,DI,DO,ID,IO,LA,LI,LO,OD,OI,OR,

You can make 140 words from cordial according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cordial

cordial

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordiālis (“of the heart”), from cor (“heart”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.di.əl/, /ˈkɔː.dʒəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.di.əl/, /ˈkɔɹ.d͡ʒəl/, /ˈkɔɹ.djəl/

Adjective

cordial (comparative more cordial, superlative most cordial)

  1. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
  2. Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
  3. (rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
  4. (obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.

Synonyms

  • (hearty, warm): heartfelt
  • (radiating warmth and friendliness): affable, amiable
  • (tending to revive): cheering, invigorating

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Translations

Noun

cordial (plural cordials)

  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
    Synonyms: squash, (uncommon) high juice
  2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
  3. A pleasant-tasting medicine.
  4. A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
    • 1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act III, Scene 1, in 1828, British Theatre, Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, 827,
      Lucy. But, miss Polly—in the way of friendship, will you give me leave to propose a glass of cordial to you ?
      Polly. Strong waters are apt to give me the headache.—I hope, madam, you will excuse me?
  5. A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
  6. Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.

Hypernyms

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Translations

Anagrams

  • Di Carlo, DiCarlo, Dicarlo

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kur.diˈal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kor.diˈal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [koɾ.ðiˈal]

Adjective

cordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cordials)

  1. cordial

Further reading

  • “cordial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.djal/
  • Hyphenation: cor‧dial

Adjective

cordial (feminine cordiale, masculine plural cordiaux, feminine plural cordiales)

  1. (archaic) stimulating the heart; tonic
  2. coming from the heart; sincere
  3. amiable
    Synonyms: chaleureux, aimable, sympathique

Derived terms

Noun

cordial m (plural cordiaux)

  1. cordial
  2. (medicine, obsolete) stimulant
    Synonyms: stimulant, excitant

Further reading

  • “cordial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

cordial m or f (plural cordiais)

  1. cordial

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “cordial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cordiālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: cor‧di‧al

Adjective

cordial m or f (plural cordiais)

  1. cordial (sincere; affectionate)

Derived terms

  • cordialmente

Further reading

  • “cordial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
  • “cordial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cordial. By surface analysis, cord +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kor.diˈal/

Adjective

cordial m or n (feminine singular cordială, masculine plural cordiali, feminine and neuter plural cordiale)

  1. cordial

Declension

Related terms

  • cordialitate

Further reading

  • cordial in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Romansch

Adjective

cordial

  1. sincere
  2. cordial

Derived terms

  • cordialmain

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cordiālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈdjal/ [koɾˈð̞jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cor‧dial

Adjective

cordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cordiales)

  1. cordial

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “cordial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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