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cordial
English
Etymology
From Middle English cordial, from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordi?lis (“of the heart”), from cor (“heart”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??.d?.?l/, /?k??.d??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k??.d?.?l/, /?k??.d??l/, /?k??.dj?l/
Adjective
cordial (comparative more cordial, superlative most cordial)
- Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1859, Thomas Keightley (editor), The Poems of John Milton, Volume 1, page 381,
- He, on his side / Leaning half raised, with looks of cordial love / Hung over her enamoured.
- 1885, George Washington Schuyler, Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, C. Scribner's Sons,
- The relations between the Earl of Bellomont and Colonel Schuyler were formal, but not cordial from the first.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1859, Thomas Keightley (editor), The Poems of John Milton, Volume 1, page 381,
- Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
- 1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone, Chapter 66,
- The sight of London warmed my heart with various emotions, such as a cordial man must draw from the heart of all humanity.
- 1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone, Chapter 66,
- (rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus, 1853, John Mitford (editor), The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 3, page 106,
- And first behold this cordial julep here / That flames and dances in his crystal bounds, / With spirits of balm, and fragrant syrups mix'd.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus, 1853, John Mitford (editor), The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 3, page 106,
- (obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1957, Merritt Yerkes Hughes (editor), Complete Poems and Major Prose, page 373,
- Who stooping op'n'd my left side, and took / From thence a Rib with cordial spirits warm, / And Life-blood streaming fresh;
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1957, Merritt Yerkes Hughes (editor), Complete Poems and Major Prose, page 373,
Synonyms
- (hearty, warm): heartfelt
- (radiating warmth and friendliness): affable, amiable
- (tending to revive): cheering, invigorating
Derived terms
- cordiality
- cordially
Related terms
Translations
Noun
cordial (plural cordials)
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- 1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act III, Scene 1, in 1828, British Theatre, Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, 827,
- Lucy. But, miss Polly—in the way of friendship, will you give me leave to propose a glass of cordial to you ?
- Polly. Strong waters are apt to give me the headache.—I hope, madam, you will excuse me?
- 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, L. C. Page & Co.
- [Marilla] had put the bottle of raspberry cordial down in the cellar instead of in the closet [...].
- 1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act III, Scene 1, in 1828, British Theatre, Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, 827,
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
- (figuratively) Anything that revives or comforts.
Hypernyms
- liqueur
Translations
Anagrams
- Di Carlo, DiCarlo, Dicarlo
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordi?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.djal/
Adjective
cordial (feminine singular cordiale, masculine plural cordiaux, feminine plural cordiales)
- (archaic) stimulating the heart; tonic
- coming from the heart; sincere
- amiable
- Synonyms: chaleureux, aimable, sympathique
Derived terms
- cordialement
- cordialiser
- cordialité
Noun
cordial m (plural cordiaux)
- (medicine, obsolete) stimulant
- cordial
Further reading
- “cordial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin cordialis.
Adjective
cordial m or f (plural cordiais, comparable)
- cordial (sincere; affectionate)
Derived terms
- cordialmente
Further reading
- “cordial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French cordial.
Adjective
cordial m or n (feminine singular cordial?, masculine plural cordiali, feminine and neuter plural cordiale)
- cordial
Declension
Related terms
- cordialitate
Romansch
Adjective
cordial
- sincere
- cordial
Derived terms
- cordialmain
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cordialis.
Adjective
cordial (plural cordiales)
- cordial
Derived terms
- cordialmente
Further reading
- “cordial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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civil
English
Etymology
From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin c?v?lis (“relating to a citizen”), from c?vis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English h?wen (“household”), h?r?den (“family”). More at hind; hird. Doublet of civic.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?s?v-?l IPA(key): /?s?v.?l/
- Rhymes: -?v?l
Adjective
civil (comparative more civil, superlative most civil)
- (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.
- (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
- It was very civil of him to stop the argument.
- Antonyms: anti-civil, impolite, inconsiderate, noncivil, rude
- (law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
- a civil case
- Secular.
Derived terms
Related terms
- civic
- civilization
Translations
References
- civil at OneLook Dictionary Search
- civil in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- civil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- clivi
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Adjective
civil (epicene, plural civiles)
- civil, civilian
Derived terms
- civilización
- guerra civil
- xunión civil
References
- "civil" in Diccionariu de la Llingua Asturiana
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /si?vil/
- (Central) IPA(key): /si?bil/
Adjective
civil (masculine and feminine plural civils)
- civil
- civilian
Antonyms
- (polite): incivil
- (civilian): militar
Derived terms
Related terms
- civilitat
Noun
civil m or f (plural civils)
- a member of the guardia civil
Further reading
- “civil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si?vi?l/
Adjective
civil
- civil (all senses), civilian
Inflection
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.vil/
Adjective
civil (feminine singular civile, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civiles)
- civil (war, marriage etc.)
- (politics) lay
- civilian
- (literary) civil, courteous, polite
Derived terms
Related terms
- civique
- cité
Noun
civil m (plural civils, feminine civile)
- civilian
Further reading
- “civil” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Adjective
civil m or f (plural civís)
- civil, civilian
Derived terms
- guerra civil
- unión civil
References
- "civil" in Real Academia Galega
Interlingua
Adjective
civil (not comparable)
- civil, civilian (not associated with the armed forces)
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis, from c?vis (“citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).
Adjective
civil m
- (Jersey) polite
- (Jersey) civil
Derived terms
- dgèrre civile (“civil war”)
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Adjective
civil m (feminine singular civila, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civilas)
- civil
Derived terms
- guèrra civila f
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis (“civil”), from c?vis (“citizen”). Doublet of cível.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si?viw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si?vi?/
- Hyphenation: ci?vil
- (Brazil) Rhymes: -iw
- (Portugal) Rhymes: -i?
Adjective
civil m or f (plural civis, comparable)
- civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)
- civic (relating to citizens)
- Synonym: cívico
- Antonym: militar
- (law) relating to civil law
- Synonym: cível
- Antonym: criminal
- occurring between the inhabitants of the same country
- civil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)
- Synonyms: civilizado, cortês, educado, polido
- Antonyms: deseducado, grosseiro, deselegante, feio
Derived terms
- casado no civil
- casar no civil
- guerra civil
Noun
civil m, f (plural civis)
- civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)
Derived terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
- ?ivil (archaic and popular)
Etymology
Borrowed from French civil, Latin civilis.
Adjective
civil m or n (feminine singular civil?, masculine plural civili, feminine and neuter plural civile)
- civil
Declension
Noun
civil m (plural civili)
- civilian
Declension
Related terms
- civilitate
- civiliza
- civiliza?ie
- cetate
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zivil, from French civil, from Latin c?v?lis (“civic, civil”), from c?vis (“citizen”).
Noun
cìv?l m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- civilian (not related to the military armed forces)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis (“civil, civic”), from c?vis (“citizen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?i?bil/, [?i???il]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /si?bil/, [si???il]
- Homophone: sibil (non-Castilian dialects)
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
civil (plural civiles) (superlative civilísimo)
- civil (all senses)
Derived terms
Related terms
Swedish
Adjective
civil
- civil; having to do with people and organizations outside military or police, sometimes also outside of other team-based activities, such as a professional sports team
Declension
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