Liqueur vs. Cordial — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Liqueur and Cordial
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Definitions
Liqueur➦
A liqueur (US: ; UK: ; French: [likœʁ]) is an alcoholic drink composed of distilled spirits and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged beyond a resting period during production, when necessary, for their flavors to mingle.
Cordial➦
Warm and friendly
The atmosphere was cordial and relaxed
Liqueur➦
A strong, sweet alcoholic spirit, usually drunk after a meal
An Italian almond-flavoured liqueur
Fruit cocktail laced with liqueur
Cordial➦
Strongly felt
I earned his cordial loathing
Liqueur➦
Any of various strongly flavored alcoholic beverages typically served in small quantities after dinner.
Cordial➦
A sweet fruit-flavoured drink
Wine cups and fruit cordials
A tall glass of blackcurrant cordial
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Liqueur➦
A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.
Cordial➦
A pleasant-tasting medicine.
Liqueur➦
To flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
Cordial➦
Warm and sincere; friendly
A cordial welcome.
Very cordial relations.
Liqueur➦
To top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution
Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss.
Cordial➦
Polite and respectful; formally pleasant
"He shook my hand, but not warmly.
He was cordial, but not amiable" (Oliver Sacks).
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Liqueur➦
An aromatic alcoholic cordial.
Cordial➦
Strongly felt; fervent
A cordial abhorrence of waste.
Liqueur➦
Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
Cordial➦
(Archaic) Invigorating; stimulating. Used especially of a beverage.
Cordial➦
A liqueur.
Cordial➦
An invigorating or medicinal drink; a tonic.
Cordial➦
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
Cordial➦
Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
Cordial➦
(rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
Cordial➦
(obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.
Cordial➦
A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
Cordial➦
An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
Cordial➦
A pleasant-tasting medicine.
Cordial➦
A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
Cordial➦
A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
Cordial➦
Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
Cordial➦
Proceeding from the heart.
A rib with cordial spirits warm.
Cordial➦
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
He . . . with looks of cordial loveHung over her enamored.
Cordial➦
Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
Behold this cordial julep hereThat flames and dances in his crystal bounds.
Cordial➦
Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.
Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind.
Cordial➦
Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.
Cordial➦
Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.
Cordial➦
Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
Cordial➦
Diffusing warmth and friendliness;
An affable smile
An amiable gathering
Cordial relations
A cordial greeting
A genial host
Cordial➦
Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness;
Gave us a cordial reception
A hearty welcome
Cordial➦
Sincerely or intensely felt;
A cordial regard for his visitor's comfort
A cordial abhorrence of waste
A fervent hope
