as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
everyone appreciated the cordiality and thoughtfulness of the welcoming committee
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Recent Examples of cordiality
Liberated from this approach to economic warfare, relations with allies may recover some of their former cordiality.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
All that being said, cordiality may be the path of least resistance for the sake of your other relationships.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Dec. 2025
Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.
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Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
One of the institute’s medical personnel, Farah (Kate Dickie), greets them with the kind of clinical cordiality that undercuts its outwardly soothing welcome with unnerving detachment.
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Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
All that being said, cordiality may be the path of least resistance for the sake of your other relationships.
—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Dec. 2025
Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.
—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
One of the institute’s medical personnel, Farah (Kate Dickie), greets them with the kind of clinical cordiality that undercuts its outwardly soothing welcome with unnerving detachment.
—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cordiality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordiality
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Shamea and Porsha’s passive back-and-forth is a fascinating take on how icing someone out after a friendship falls apart can play out on a show like The Real Housewives.
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Instead of celebrating innovation, the movie unfolds through lawsuits and broken friendships.
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There’s the Swede promoting the power of ranch dressing, the Italians marveling at fountain drinks with ice and free refills, the English rhapsodizing over chicken parm and just about everyone shouting out the friendliness of the businesses that served them.
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Keewaydin Island Keewaydin Island is an eight-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island located between Naples and Marco Island, known for its totally unspoiled white-sand beaches and dog-friendliness.
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But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
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Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
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Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.
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His ease in the landscape, practical intelligence, local alliances, and obvious interest offer not just an escape, but one new amity – a true alternative to the abuse she’s endured.
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Maybe camaraderie and neighborliness will succeed where the Council’s blindness to our needs failed.
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The North Star State’s Minnesota Nice reputation has long encompassed progressive politics; a polite, if guarded, interpersonal demeanor; and a hearty neighborliness formed out of necessity during frigid winters.
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“Cordiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordiality. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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