cordial

Meanings

Adjective

• Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
• Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
• Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
• Proceeding from the heart.

Noun

• A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
• An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
• A pleasant-tasting medicine.
• A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
• A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
• Anything that revives or comforts.

Related

Similar words

• heartfelt
• affable, amiable
• cheering, invigorating
• squash

Broader meaning words

• liqueur

Origin

• From Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordiālis, from cor.