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hospitable Definition

hos·pi·table (häspit ə bəl, häs pit-)

adjective

    1. friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests
    2. prompted by or associated with friendliness and solicitude toward guests a hospitable act
  1. favoring the health, growth, comfort, etc. of new arrivals; not adverse a hospitable climate
  2. receptive or open, as to new ideas

Etymology: MFr < ML hospitabilis < hospitare, to receive as a guest < hospes: see hospice

hospitable Related Forms

hos·pi·tably adverb

hospitable Synonyms

hospitable

modif.

hospitable Usage Examples

Preposition: for

life: The innermost planet of the Dark Star, the warmest and most hospitable for life, is the Home Planet of the Anunnaki.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: Today, as climate change makes some areas less hospitable than others, increasing numbers of people will move to the more habitable areas.

Modifies a noun

  • invitation: Sometimes it would just be the hospitable invitation to an outsider or a friend.
  • reception: He reported having enjoyed " a most friendly and hospitable reception " .
  • roof: The evening was truly memorable because of the mix of cultures under one hospitable roof.
  • atmosphere: Our guests thoroughly enjoyed the lunch and hospitable atmosphere.
  • welcome: On arrival, we got a rather hospitable welcome.
  • host: Janet & Peter at Harbor Nights, Port Rowan, and Bruce & Bea at B&B's, Wheatley were very hospitable hosts.

Modifying Another Word

  • delightfully: Our hotel is a delightfully hospitable establishment that was built in the late 18th century, in the reign of King George III.
  • incredibly: What a rich culture, and the Scots are incredibly hospitable - I couldn't get enough of them.
  • extremely: Here they were well received by the inhabitants, who at first were extremely hospitable.
  • very: His story was entirely false, I found out later, a libel on a very hospitable house.
  • so: Why does the Islamic sea seem so hospitable to the likes of Osama?
  • genuinely: Courtesy The vast majority of Thais are tolerant and genuinely hospitable toward foreigners so long as the latter respect certain customs.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Further to the left the cliff becomes more hospitable with the odd barrier of overhangs and smooth wall thrown in to add spice.
  • seem: Why does the Islamic sea seem so hospitable to the likes of Osama?
  • call: The English-speaking colony of the United States of America is always called lavishly hospitable by the English traveler.

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