cordiality

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English cordial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cordiality From cordial + -ity.

1. The quality of being cordial.

   “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.”

   “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.”

2. A friendly utterance.

   “to exchange cordialities with people”

   “Lucia rivalled these cordialities with equal fervour and about as much sincerity.”