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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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open
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?'p?n, IPA(key): /???.p?n/
- (US) enPR: ?'p?n, IPA(key): /?o?.p?n/
- Rhymes: -??p?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”). Cognate with Scots apen (“open”), Saterland Frisian eepen (“open”), West Frisian iepen (“open”), Dutch open (“open”), Low German open, apen (“open”), German offen (“open”), Danish åben (“open”), Swedish öppen (“open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpen (“open”), Norwegian Nynorsk open (“open”), Icelandic opinn (“open”). Compare also Latin supinus (“on one's back, supine”), Albanian hap (“to open”). Related to up.
Adjective
open (comparative more open, superlative most open)
- (not comparable) Not closed
- able to be accessed
- able to have something pass through or along it.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Chapter 2
- The open road, the dusty highway […]
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Chapter 2
- (of a body part) not covered, showing what is inside
- Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended
- Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.
- (not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- (comparable) Receptive.
- (not comparable) Public
- (not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
- 1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays
- with aspect open, shall erect his head
- The French are always open, familiar, and talkative.
- 1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays
- (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Having a free variable.
- (mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of , that defines a topological space on .
- (graph theory, of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are different.
- (computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.) In current use; mapped to part of memory.
- (business) Not fulfilled.
- Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
- (music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- (music, wind instruments) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- (law, of correspondence) Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
- (phonetics) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- (phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- (phonetics, of a syllable) That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.
- (computing, education) Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- (medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- (computing, used before "code") Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
Synonyms
- (not closed): accessible, unimpeded
- (ending in a vowel): free
- (with a free license and no proprietary components): free
Antonyms
- (accessible): closed, shut
- (law): without prejudice
- (ending in a vowel): closed, checked
- (with a free license and no proprietary components): closed-source, proprietary
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English openen, from Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-Germanic *upan?n? (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
Verb
open (third-person singular simple present opens, present participle opening, simple past and past participle opened)
- (transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
- (transitive) To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
- (transitive) To bring up, broach.
- (transitive) To enter upon, begin.
- (transitive) To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
- (transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.
- (transitive) To start (a campaign).
- (intransitive) To become open.
- (intransitive) To begin conducting business.
- (intransitive, cricket) To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- (intransitive, poker) To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- (transitive, intransitive, poker) To reveal one's hand.
- (computing, transitive, intransitive, of a file, document, etc.) To load into memory for viewing or editing.
- (obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh
- The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh
Synonyms
- (to make accessible): unseal
- (to bring up): raise
- (to enter upon): start; see also Thesaurus:begin
- (to disclose): bare; see also Thesaurus:reveal
Hyponyms
- (to make accessible): crack (open a bit)
Antonyms
- (to make accessible): bare, shut
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb (see Etymology 2 above). In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”.
Noun
open (plural opens)
- (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- (with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- (electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Nope, nope, peno-, peon, pone
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch openen, from Middle Dutch ?penen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-Germanic *upan?n?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????.p?n/
Verb
open (present open, present participle openende, past participle geopen)
- (transitive) to open
Related terms
- oop
Catalan
Etymology
From English open.
Noun
open m (plural open or òpens)
- (sports) open
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?.p?(n)/
- Hyphenation: open
- Rhymes: -o?p?n
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ?pen, from Old Dutch opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.
Adjective
open (comparative opener, superlative openst)
- open, not closed
- Antonyms: gesloten, dicht, toe
- open for business
- Antonyms: gesloten, dicht
- open, receptive
- Antonym: gesloten
Inflection
Antonyms
- gesloten
Derived terms
- openbaar
- openbaren
- openen
- opener
- opening
- openlijk
Descendants
- Afrikaans: oop
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
open
- first-person singular present indicative of openen
- imperative of openen
Anagrams
- nope
Finnish
Noun
open
- genitive singular of ope
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.p?n/
Noun
open m (plural opens)
- open; open tournament
Further reading
- “open” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.
Adjective
?pen
- open, not closed
- open, accessible
- freely accessible, public
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- ?penen
Descendants
- Dutch: open
- Afrikaans: oop
- Limburgish: aop
Further reading
- “open”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “open (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- opyn, ope
Etymology
From Old English open, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.
Adjective
open (comparative more open, superlative most open)
- open
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 9-11.
- And smale foweles maken melodye,
- That slepen al the nyght with open eye-
- (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages);
- And many little birds make melody
- That sleep through all the night with open eye
- (So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 9-11.
Related terms
- open-ers
- openly
Descendants
- English: open (obsolete ope)
- Scots: appen, apen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Compare Danish åben, Icelandic opinn, Swedish öppen, Dutch open, Low German apen, open, German offen, West Frisian iepen, English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²o?p?n/
Adjective
open (masculine and feminine open, neuter ope or opent, definite singular and plural opne, comparative opnare, indefinite superlative opnast, definite superlative opnaste)
- open
Related terms
- opna, opne
See also
- åpen (Bokmål)
References
- “open” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Originally a past participle of Proto-Germanic *?pan? (“to lift up, open”). Akin to Old English ?p (“up”). Cognate with Old Frisian open, opin, epen (West Frisian iepen), Old Saxon opan, open (Low German apen, open), Dutch open, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan (German offen), Old Norse opinn (Danish åben, Norwegian open, Swedish öppen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o.pen/
Adjective
open
- open
Declension
Derived terms
- openl??
Descendants
- Middle English: open, opyn, ope
- Scots: appen, apen
- English: open
Plautdietsch
Adjective
open
- open
Spanish
Etymology
From English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?open/, [?o.p?n]
Noun
open m (plural opens or open)
- (sports) open
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