cordial vs ratafia

ratafia vs cordial

cordial and ratafia both are nouns.

cordial is an adjective but ratafia is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cordial	Yes	Yes	No	No
ratafia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ratafia is a hyponym of cordial; that is, ratafia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cordial:

cordial: strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
ratafia: sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds

Other hyponyms of cordial include absinth, absinthe, amaretto, anisette, anisette de Bordeaux, benedictine, Chartreuse, coffee liqueur, creme de cacao, creme de menthe, creme de fraise, Drambuie, Galliano, orange liqueur, kummel, maraschino, maraschino liqueur, pastis, Pernod, pousse-cafe, ratafee, sambuca, vanilla liqueur, dogwood vodka, blueberry liqueur, raspberry liqueur, apricot liqueur, persicot, blackthorn liqueur, plum liqueur, walnut liqueur, aronia berry liqueur, aronia liqueur, quince liqueur, peach liqueur, gooseberry liqueur, blackberry liqueur, blackcurrant liqueur, sweet cherry liqueur.

cordial (noun)	ratafia (noun)
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal	sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds
	macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur

cordial (adjective)	ratafia (adjective)
diffusing warmth and friendliness
politely warm and friendly
sincerely or intensely felt

Difference between cordial and ratafia

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