English → Latin
“cordiality” in Latin
sincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturallīberālitāsfrankness, affability; generosity, liberalitycōmitāspoliteness, courtesy; kindness, kindliness; friendliness, affabilityhūmānitāshumaneness, humane conduct, philanthropy, benevolence, kindliness; courtesy, politeness, good manners, social grace; refaccipiōto receive, accept, take; to receive, accept, or take in something so as to alter one’s mental or physical state; to hea
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cordiality
animus verus or sincerus (true, sincere mind): liberalitas, comitas, humanitas, etc., qua aliquem excipimus or accipimus (as shown in the manner of receiving a person). With great cordiality, animo libentissimo (very willingly): benigno vultu (e.g., recipere aliquem, Liv.). To be received with equal cordiality, pari humanitate accipi (Tac., Germ., 21).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cordiality?
- The usual Latin words for “cordiality” are sincērus, līberālitās, cōmitās; also hūmānitās, accipiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.