Cordelia

American  

[kawr-deel-yuh] / kɔrˈdil yə /

noun

1. (in Shakespeare'sKing Lear ) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.

2. a female given name.

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Cordelia Cultural  

1. The youngest of the king's three daughters in the play King Lear, by William Shakespeare. King Lear at first thinks her ungrateful to him because she refuses to flatter him as her sisters do; he soon finds out that she is the only one of the three who genuinely cares for him.

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Example Sentences

When he took on the role of King Lear in his 80s, in Sir Richard Eyre's 2018 film, Lear's words to his daughter Cordelia struck a painful chord.

From BBC

The Australian put on 100 with Cordelia Griffith, who made 50 from 29 balls, as Spirit posted 176-5 - their highest total in the women's competition - at Lord's.

From BBC

Her voice comes now by way of Cordelia Cupp, a full-time birder and part-time crime solver in Netflix’s “The Residence,” from creator Paul William Davies.

From Los Angeles Times

Edwin Park is very aware of her reputation and very respectful of Cordelia because of it.

From Salon

The greatest detective in the world, Cordelia Cupp, played by Uzo Aduba, comes in and is hired on for the job, and the FBI agent Edwin Park, played by me, is assigned to assist her.

From Salon