Cordial vs. Polite
Cordialadjective
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
Politeadjective
Well-mannered, civilized.
‘It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.’;
Cordialadjective
Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
Politeadjective
(obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished.
Cordialadjective
(rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
Politeverb
To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Cordialadjective
(obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.
Politeadjective
Smooth; polished.
‘Rays of light falling on a polite surface.’;
Cordialnoun
A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
Politeadjective
Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
‘He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.’;
Cordialnoun
An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
Politeadjective
Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
Cordialnoun
A pleasant-tasting medicine.
Politeverb
To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Cordialnoun
A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
Politeadjective
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
Cordialnoun
A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
Politeadjective
marked by refinement in taste and manners;
‘cultivated speech’; ‘cultured Bostonians’; ‘cultured tastes’; ‘a genteel old lady’; ‘polite society’;
Cordialnoun
(figurative) Anything that revives or comforts.
Politeadjective
not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;
‘even if he didn't like them he should have been civil’;
Cordialadjective
Proceeding from the heart.
‘A rib with cordial spirits warm.’;
Cordialadjective
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
‘He . . . with looks of cordial loveHung over her enamored.’;
Cordialadjective
Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
‘Behold this cordial julep hereThat flames and dances in his crystal bounds.’;
Cordialnoun
Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.
‘Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind.’;
Cordialnoun
Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.
Cordialnoun
Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.
Cordialnoun
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
Cordialadjective
diffusing warmth and friendliness;
‘an affable smile’; ‘an amiable gathering’; ‘cordial relations’; ‘a cordial greeting’; ‘a genial host’;
Cordialadjective
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness;
‘gave us a cordial reception’; ‘a hearty welcome’;
Cordialadjective
sincerely or intensely felt;
‘a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort’; ‘a cordial abhorrence of waste’; ‘a fervent hope’;
Cordialadjective
warm and friendly
‘the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed’;
Cordialadjective
strongly felt
‘I earned his cordial loathing’;
Cordialnoun
a sweet fruit-flavoured drink
‘wine cups and fruit cordials’; ‘a tall glass of blackcurrant cordial’;
Cordialnoun
another term for liqueur
Cordialnoun
a pleasant-tasting medicine.
