hospitable Definition
hos·pi·table (häs′pit ə bəl, häs pit′-)
adjective
- friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests
- prompted by or associated with friendliness and solicitude toward guests a hospitable act
- favoring the health, growth, comfort, etc. of new arrivals; not adverse a hospitable climate
- 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 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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