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cordiality
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æl?ti
Etymology
cordial +? -ity
Noun
cordiality (countable and uncountable, plural cordialities)
- The quality of being cordial.
- 1839, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”[1]
- Upon my entrance, Usher rose from a sofa on which he had been lying at full length, and greeted me with a vivacious warmth which had much in it, I at first thought, of an overdone cordiality—of the constrained effort of the ennuyé man of the world.
- 1930, Evelyn Waugh, Vile Bodies, New York: Back Bay Books, 1999, Chapter V,
- Adam gave her—the spaniel, not Mrs. Florin—a gentle prod with his foot and a lump of sugar. She licked his shoe with evident cordiality. Adam was not above feeling flattered by friendliness in dogs.
- 1839, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”[1]
- A friendly utterance.
- 1931, E. F. Benson, Mapp and Lucia, Chapter 5,[2]
- Lucia rivalled these cordialities with equal fervour and about as much sincerity.
- to exchange cordialities with people
- 1931, E. F. Benson, Mapp and Lucia, Chapter 5,[2]
Synonyms
- affability, amiability, friendliness, warmth
Anagrams
- radiolytic
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familiarity
English
Etymology
From Middle French familiarité, from Latin famili?rit?tem. Displaced native Old English h?wc?þnes.
Morphologically familiar +? -ity
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f?m?l??æ??ti/
- Rhymes: -æ??ti
Noun
familiarity (countable and uncountable, plural familiarities)
- The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.
- 1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, p. 2,[1]
- Do not keep familiarity with any but those, with whom you may improve your time.
- 1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, p. 2,[1]
- Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.
- An instance of familiar behaviour.
- Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.
Derived terms
- familiarity breeds contempt
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