| word | cordial |
|---|---|
| definition | Warm, friendly, gracious. |
| eg_sentence | After the meeting, the president extended a cordial invitation to everyone for coffee at her own house. |
| explanation | Anything that is cordial comes from the heart. Cordial greetings to friends on the street, or cordial relations between two countries, are warm without being passionate. Cordial is also a noun, which originally meant any stimulating medicine or drink that was thought to be good for the heart. Today a cordial is a liqueur, a sweetened alcoholic drink with interesting flavoring. Cordials such as crème de menthe, Drambuie, or Benedictine are alcoholic enough to warm the spirits and the heart |
| IPA | ˈkɔrʤəl |
Tags: mwvb::unit:13, mwvb::unit:13:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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