Cordial vs Intimate - What's the difference?
cordial | intimate |
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
* 1667 , '', 1859, Thomas Keightley (editor), ''The Poems of John Milton , Volume 1,
* 1885 , George Washington Schuyler, Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family , C. Scribner's Sons,
Said of someone radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
* 1869 , ,
(rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
* 1634 , (editor), ''The Poetical Works of John Milton , Volume 3,
(obsolete) Proceeding from the heart.
* 1667 , '', 1957, Merritt Yerkes Hughes (editor), ''Complete Poems and Major Prose ,
(UK, AU, NZ) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
(UK, AU, NZ) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
A pleasant-tasting medicine.
A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
* 1728 , '', Act III, Scene 1, in 1828, ''British Theatre, Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces ,
* 1908 , Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables , L. C. Page & Co.
A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
Closely acquainted; familiar.
Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
Personal; private.
A very close friend.
(in plural intimates ) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
To suggest or disclose discreetly.
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As adjectives the difference between cordial and intimate
is that cordial is hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate while intimate is closely acquainted; familiar.As nouns the difference between cordial and intimate
is that cordial is a concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking while intimate is a very close friend.As a verb intimate is
to suggest or disclose discreetly.cordial
English
(wikipedia cordial)Adjective
(en adjective)page 381,
- He, on his side / Leaning half raised, with looks of cordial love / Hung over her enamoured.
- The relations between the Earl of Bellomont and Colonel Schuyler were formal, but not cordial from the first.
- The sight of London warmed my heart with various emotions, such as a cordial man must draw from the heart of all humanity.
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- And first behold this cordial julep here / That flames and dances in his crystal bounds, / With spirits of balm, and fragrant syrups mix'd.
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- Who stooping op'n'd my left side, and took / From thence a Rib with cordial spirits warm, / And Life-blood streaming fresh;
Synonyms
* heartfelt * (radiating warmth and friendliness) affable, amiable * (tending to revive) cheering, invigoratingNoun
(en noun)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?
- [Marilla] had put the bottle of raspberry cordial down in the cellar instead of in the closet [...].
Hypernyms
* liqueurintimate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- an intimate friend
- He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
- She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.
- an intimate setting
Noun
(en noun)- Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
- You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.
Synonyms
* (close friend) bosom buddy, bosom friend, cater-cousinVerb
(intimat)- The Kaiser beamed. Von Bulow had praised him. Von Bulow had exalted him and humbled himself. The Kaiser could forgive anything after that. "Haven't I always told you," he exclaimed with enthusiasm, "that we complete one another famously? We should stick together, and we will!"
[...]
Von Bulow saved himself in time—but, canny diplomat that he was, he nevertheless had made one error: he should have begun by talking about his own shortcomings and Wilhelm's superiority—not by intimating that the Kaiser was a half-wit in need of a guardian.
- He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.