All 9 Uses of
cordial
in
Jane Eyre
- I know that had I been a sanguine, brilliant, careless, exacting, handsome, romping child — though equally dependent and friendless — Mrs. Reed would have endured my presence more complacently; her children would have entertained for me more of the cordiality of fellow-feeling; the servants would have been less prone to make me the scapegoat of the nursery.†
p. 19.7cordiality = friendliness
- This precious vessel was now placed on my knee, and I was cordially invited to eat the circlet of delicate pastry upon it.†
p. 25.8cordially = in a friendly way
- I never seemed in his way; he did not take fits of chilling hauteur: when he met me unexpectedly, the encounter seemed welcome; he had always a word and sometimes a smile for me: when summoned by formal invitation to his presence, I was honoured by a cordiality of reception that made me feel I really possessed the power to amuse him, and that these evening conferences were sought as much for his pleasure as for my benefit.†
p. 171.5cordiality = friendliness
- The ease of his manner freed me from painful restraint: the friendly frankness, as correct as cordial, with which he treated me, drew me to him.†
p. 171.9 *cordial = friendly
- I got this cordial at Rome, of an Italian charlatan — a fellow you would have kicked, Carter.†
p. 247.5
- I was now too fond of you often to simulate the first whim; and, when I stretched my hand out cordially, such bloom and light and bliss rose to your young, wistful features, I had much ado often to avoid straining you then and there to my heart.†
p. 362.7cordially = in a friendly way
- Whenever I went out, I heard on all sides cordial salutations, and was welcomed with friendly smiles.†
p. 423.2cordial = friendly
- He had not kept his promise of treating me like his sisters; he continually made little chilling differences between us, which did not at all tend to the development of cordiality: in short, now that I was acknowledged his kinswoman, and lived under the same roof with him, I felt the distance between us to be far greater than when he had known me only as the village schoolmistress.†
p. 456.9cordiality = friendliness
- He was deeply displeased by what had occurred that day; cordiality would not warm, nor tears move him.†
p. 472.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(cordial as in: a cordial reception) friendly -- usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, "cordial" can refer to a sweet drink. The drink can be non-alcoholic or alcoholic depending upon region and context.