Definitions

cordiality

[kawr-jal-i-tee, kawr-jee-al-, -dee-al-] / kɔrˈdʒæl ɪ ti, ˌkɔr dʒiˈæl-, -diˈæl- /

NOUN

friendliness, sociability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reciprocity sincerity

STRONG

affability agreeability agreeableness amenity amiability approbation approval earnestness enjoyableness favor geniality gratefulness heartiness mutuality pleasantness responsiveness sympathy understanding warmth wholeheartedness

WEAK

sweetness and light

Antonyms

STRONG

disapproval disfavor

WEAK

aloofness coolness hostility ill will indifference unfriendlines unsociability

Example Sentences

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Cordiality prevails, at least outwardly, when Rickard and Potter meet today.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Cordiality permeated the neighborhood as Parker, CSU’s athletics director, and other representatives of the university and the city of Fort Collins mingled with residents.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2017

Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Cordiality is disconcerting in a sport more accustomed to animosity, but Sir Alex Ferguson does not hesitate to call Carlo Ancelotti "a good lad".

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2010

Cordiality, however, did not survive that first Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cordiality being thus restored, the two chatted in the friendliest manner.

From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

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