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hospitality definition

hos·pi·tal·ity (häs′pi tal′ə tē)

noun pl. hospitalities -·ties

the act, practice, or quality of being hospitable; solicitous entertainment of guests

Etymology: L hospitalitas < hospitalis: see hospital

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hospitality Synonyms

hospitality

n.

  1. Entertainment

    accommodation, good cheer, warm welcome, warm reception, conviviality, companionship, good fellowship, comradeship, one's best; see also entertainment 1, welcome.

  2. Generosity in offering entertainment

    bountifulness, liberality, graciousness, geniality, solicitousness, heartiness, obligingness, affability, consideration, amiability, cordiality; see also courtesy 1, generosity 1.


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hospitality Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enjoy: It has to be said that some of the ship's officers equally enjoyed the hospitality of the RAF on the island.

Adjective modifier

  • corporate: Modern Close up magic is ideal for corporate hospitality.

Modifies a noun

  • tray: All rooms en-suite with TV, hospitality tray & central heating, private off road parking.

Noun used with modifier

  • matchday: Rangers ' matchday hospitality can cater for 1,200 people in executive boxes and suites around the stadium.
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hospitality quotes

Sir Patrick Rackrent lived and died a monument of old Irish hospitality.

-Edgeworth, Maria

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