cordiality

The spat caused unease in a country with a tradition of political cordiality, even between ideological foes.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Many such ties are now strained and may never return to their past cordiality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

The new cordiality was on display on Wednesday when Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Jeffries were spotted exiting the speaker’s office while engaged in a friendly and businesslike discussion.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

After the meeting, Chinese and U.S. officials highlighted the cordiality of proceedings in a sign it could help open the door to more communication between the two militaries.

From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022

General Peckem was blossoming spryly with cordiality again.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Silicon Valley is generally considered to have a laid back Californian culture, but behind all of the polite cordialities, there rests a necessary cutthroat attitude.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2015

After brief cordialities, Tenet got down to business.

From Time Magazine Archive

You only accept cordialities from people you esteem….

From Australian Writers by Desmond Byrne

From many a page what cordialities step forth to console and to fortify us; what divine depths we come upon; what sudden vistas of sunshine through tempest-shaken shadows; what bursts of splendor through nebulous mutterings.

From Essays Æsthetical by George H. (George Henry) Calvert

Then the visit is exchanged between friends whom perhaps the departed year had somewhat alienated; old associations are revived, and cordialities that had well nigh been forgotten are strengthened and renewed.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 by Various