"cordial" meaning in French

See cordial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔʁ.djal/ Audio: Fr-cordial.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cordial.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: cordiale [feminine], cordiaux [masculine, plural], cordiales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la-med:cordiālis}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "cordiālis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "cordial", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="cordial">, {{bor+|fr|la-med|cordiālis}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} cordial (feminine cordiale, masculine plural cordiaux, feminine plural cordiales)
  1. (archaic) stimulating the heart; tonic Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-cordial-fr-adj-GGPYSTd4
  2. coming from the heart; sincere
    Sense id: en-cordial-fr-adj-AB~Wiy30 Categories (other): French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 7 70 4 3 17 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 6 78 1 3 11 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 78 2 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 78 1 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 78 1 4 11
  3. amiable Synonyms: chaleureux, aimable, sympathique
    Sense id: en-cordial-fr-adj-3AH1oXt5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cordialement, cordialiser, cordialité
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /kɔʁ.djal/ Audio: Fr-cordial.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cordial.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: cordiaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la-med:cordiālis}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "cordiālis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "cordial", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="cordial">, {{bor+|fr|la-med|cordiālis}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin cordiālis Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cordial m (plural cordiaux)
  1. cordial Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cordial-fr-noun-jVNS4-Ea
  2. (medicine, obsolete) stimulant Tags: masculine, obsolete Synonyms: stimulant, excitant
    Sense id: en-cordial-fr-noun-R4bZyWd3 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
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Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0

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