Cordiality
[,kɔːdɪ'ælɪtɪ] or [kɔr'dʒæləti]
Definition
(n.) Relation to the heart.
(n.) Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness.
Typed by Jed
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Heartiness, sincerity, ardor of affection, warmth of feeling, affectionate regard.
Typist: Stacey
Examples
- Edison received me with great cordiality. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This had just taken place and with great cordiality, when John Knightley made his appearance, and How d'ye do, George? Jane Austen. Emma.
- This is a pleasant surprise, sir, said Mr. Ablewhite, addressing himself with his deceptive cordiality to Mr. Bruff. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Bless you both, my dears, and don't quarrel, said Mrs. Vincy, with motherly cordiality. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- This was spoken with such an appearance of cordiality, that I had not the least doubt of his meaning what he said. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The elder brother was much affected, and shook Rawdon's hand with a cordiality seldom exhibited by him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But if they were social and happy outside the house, what was the warmth and cordiality of their reception when they reached the farm! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She received me with perfectly well-acted cordiality--was even demonstrative, though brief, in her welcome. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Ah, to be sure, said Raffles, with a mocking cordiality. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In the drawing-room they were met with equal cordiality by the mother, and Miss Bertram had all the distinction with each that she could wish. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Edison and his electric light were happily more fortunate than other men and inventions, in the relative cordiality of the reception given them. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She looked a very pretty lady-like woman, as she greeted Mr. Lennox with the cordiality due to one who was almost a relation. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But her earnest cordiality, and her quiet beauty, shone with the gentler lustre for it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- On he went, with a cordiality that there was no stopping anyhow. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She redoubled in cordiality. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Priscilla