CORDIALITY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

cordiality

noun

ˌkȯr-jē-ˈa-lə-tē

Definition of cordiality

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 Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 27 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

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Noun

Her demeaning behavior toward her boyfriend makes the letter writer reconsider their friendship.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Her physical absence changes nothing about the circumstances of our friendship.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

Everyone is incredibly affable, welcoming guests with friendliness that never feels forced or excessive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Rice’s reputation as the rare C-suite suit with both taste and talent-friendliness followed him out of Disney to a non-exclusive production and co-financing deal with A24 for both TV and film.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of friendliness

Noun

Charity and neighborliness helped a lot — many victims are still thankful to churches and neighbors that volunteered their labor, according to Whitney Bailey, a disaster response project director at AppalReD Legal Aid.

— Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
And in this quiet corner, tucked away from the hustle of the Grand Concourse's main drag, Parsons sees one of the fairgrounds biggest opportunities to tend that neighborliness.

— Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of neighborliness

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