hospitable
adjective/hɒˈspɪtəbl/, /ˈhɒspɪtəbl/
/ˈhɑːspɪtəbl/, /hɑːˈspɪtəbl/
- hospitable (to/towards somebody) (of a person) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors synonym welcoming
- The local people are very hospitable to strangers.
- He was trying to be hospitable.
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- having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment
- a hospitable climate
opposite inhospitable
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.
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