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   In·hos·pi·ta·ble

   /ˌinhäˈspidəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in: "the inhospitable landscape" Similar uninvitingunwelcomingbleaklonelyemptyforbiddingcheerlesshostileharshinimicaluninhabitablebarrenbaresteriledesolateaustereseverestarkspartan
   • ▪ (of a person) unfriendly and unwelcoming toward people. Similar unwelcomingunfriendlyunsociableunsocialantisocialunneighborlyuncongenialcoolcoldchillyfrostyglacialaloofstandoffishhaughtydisdainfuldistantremoteindifferentoffhanduncivildiscourteousungraciousungenerousunkindunsympatheticill-disposedhostileinimicalxenophobicOpposite hospitablewelcoming

   Word Origin late 16th century: French, from in- ‘not’ + hospitable (see hospitable).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inhospitableness noun
   • 2. inhospitably adverb

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   What does inhospitable mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! INHOSPITABLE meaning: 1. An inhospitable place is not pleasant or easy to live in because it is too hot, cold, etc.: 2…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between unhospitable and inhospitable?

   • is that unhospitable is not hospitable while inhospitable is not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. Not hospitable. (of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. As adjectives the difference between unhospitable and inhospitable is that unhospitable is not hospitable while inhospitable is...

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   What does inhospitable terrain mean?

   • The inhospitable terrain was, paradoxically, one factor that made it possible for the inhabitants to offer hospitality to so many refugees. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries. 2 meanings: 1. not hospitable; unfriendly 2. (of a region, an environment, etc) lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc....

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   What is the difference between inhabitable and inhospitable?

   • The difference is in the pronunciation of inhabitable as one pronunciation means habitable and the other pronunciation means not habitable or uninhabitable ie. in-habit-able means habitable in-ha-bitable means uninhabitable as in inhospitable means not hospitable.

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   1 day ago · inhospitable in American English. (ɪnˈhɑspɪtəbəl, ˌɪnhɑˈspɪtəbəl) adjective. 1. not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly. 2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.; barren. an inhospitable rocky coast.

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   Definition of inhospitable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   An inhospitable place is not pleasant or easy to live in because it is too hot, cold, etc.: the world's most inhospitable deserts.

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   Define inhospitable. inhospitable synonyms, inhospitable pronunciation, inhospitable translation, English dictionary definition of inhospitable. adj. 1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly. 2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert. in·hos′pi·ta·ble·ness n....

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   What does the adjective inhospitable mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective inhospitable . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · inhospitable ( comparative more inhospitable, superlative most inhospitable) (of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from 16th c.] (of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.] 2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33: Yet despite sounding ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧hos‧pi‧ta‧ble /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbəl $ -hɑː-/ adjective 1 an inhospitable place is difficult to live or stay in because the weather conditions are unpleasant or there is no shelter an inhospitable climate He trekked across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world. 2 an inhospitable person doe...