different between fondant vs cordial

English

Etymology 1

19th century. From French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”), from Latin fundere (“to melt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?nd?nt/, /f?n?d?nt/, /f???d??/, /f???d??/

Noun

fondant (countable and uncountable, plural fondants)

1. (usually uncountable) A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
   • 2011, David Jones, Candy Making For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN)

     To produce most types of fondant, you cook sugar, corn syrup, and water and beat the cooled mixture into a creamy paste. You may find a fondant recipe that includes other ingredients, but the three primary ingredients are the ones listed here.

2. (countable) A candy filled with such a preparation.
3. (food) A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine.
   • 2012, Kathryn Williams, Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous, Henry Holt and Company (BYR) (?ISBN), page 182:

     Stan made a heroic attempt at a tiered cinnamon cake with a rolled fondant icing that came out gray and tore when he draped it over the cake.

4. (usually uncountable) Fondue.
5. (usually uncountable) The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion.

Derived terms

Translations

Related terms

• fondue

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

fondant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc.

Further reading

• fondant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fondant on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fondant au chocolat on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French fondant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?n?d?nt/
• Hyphenation: fon?dant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

fondant m or n (plural fondants, diminutive fondantje n)

1. (Netherlands) fondant (sugary substance)
2. (Belgium) dark chocolate

Derived terms

• fondantsuiker

Finnish

Etymology

< French fondant

Noun

fondant

1. Alternative term for fondantti.

Usage notes

• Finnish and English "fondant" do not mean same things.

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.d??/

Verb

fondant

1. present participle of fonder
2. present participle of fondre

Adjective

fondant (feminine singular fondante, masculine plural fondants, feminine plural fondantes)

1. melting
2. melt in the mouth

Noun

fondant m (plural fondants)

1. fondant (all senses)

Romanian

Etymology

From French fondant.

Adjective

fondant m or n (feminine singular fondant?, masculine plural fondan?i, feminine and neuter plural fondante)

1. melting

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fon?dant/, [fõn??d?ãn?t?]

Noun

fondant m (plural fondants)

1. fondant (confectionery)

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)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. (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.

4. (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;

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)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
2. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
3. A pleasant-tasting medicine.
4. 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 [...].

5. A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
6. (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)

1. (archaic) stimulating the heart; tonic
2. coming from the heart; sincere
3. amiable

   Synonyms: chaleureux, aimable, sympathique

Derived terms

• cordialement
• cordialiser
• cordialité

Noun

cordial m (plural cordiaux)

1. (medicine, obsolete) stimulant
2. 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)

1. 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)

1. cordial

Declension

Related terms

• cordialitate

Romansch

Adjective

cordial

1. sincere
2. cordial

Derived terms

• cordialmain

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cordialis.

Adjective

cordial (plural cordiales)

1. cordial

Derived terms

• cordialmente

Further reading

• “cordial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.