Word · uncountable noun · C2 · Formal · common in diplomacy and careful reporting
cordiality
Friendly, warm, and polite behavior, especially in a formal relationship or meeting.
srdačnost; ljubaznost; predusretljivost
Memory scene
Two rivals shake hands warmly across a polished table: the warmth is real or performed, but the setting remains formal.
How it sounds
kor-dee-AL-uh-tee (US)
Main stress falls on AL: cor-di-AL-i-ty.
Build the sentence
with + cordiality · an atmosphere/spirit of cordiality · mutual cordiality
Use it
Despite the difficult agenda, both ministers spoke with measured cordiality.
The friendliness is formal and controlled rather than intimate.
The cordiality of her welcome put the nervous visitors at ease.
Of introduces the behavior or occasion that shows the quality.
Watch out
Cordiality is normally uncountable: say with cordiality, not with a cordiality. It suggests polite warmth, not necessarily close friendship or complete agreement.
Nearby language
The broad everyday term; cordiality is more formal and often more restrained.
Can feel more personal and emotional, while cordiality may remain ceremonially polite.
Means basic politeness, sometimes between opponents, without the warmth implied by cordiality.
Make it yours
Dve delegacije se ne slažu, ali se pozdravljaju srdačno i razgovaraju veoma ljubazno.