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   Hos·pi·ta·ble

   /häˈspidəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. friendly and welcoming to strangers or guests: "two friendly, hospitable brothers run the hotel"
   • ▪ (of an environment) pleasant and favorable for living in: "the Sonoran desert is one of the least hospitable places on earth"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- (see host1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hospitably adverb

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hospitableHospitable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of hospitable. adjective. disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity. “a good-natured and hospitable man”. “a hospitable act”. “ hospitable invitations”. synonyms: xenial. friendly. characteristic of or befitting a friend.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOSPITABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   C1. friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors: The residents were very hospitable to/toward anyone who passed through. Opposite. inhospitable. providing good conditions for living or growing: It's difficult to think of a less hospitable environment than the surface of the moon.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishhospitable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment a hospitable climate opposite inhospitable. hospitably. /hɑˈspɪt̮əbli/ , /ˈhɑspɪt̮əbli/ adverb He welcomed me very hospitably. See hospitable in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: hospitable.

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   having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment. Definition of hospitable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOSPITABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. a. friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests. b. prompted by or associated with friendliness and solicitude toward guests. a hospitable act. 2. favoring the health, growth, comfort, etc. of new arrivals; not adverse. a hospitable climate.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hospitableHospitable - definition of hospitable by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family. 2. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospitable smile. 3. favorably receptive or open (usu. fol. by to ): hospitable to new ideas.

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   adjective. receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospitable smile. favorably receptive or open (usually followed by to ): to be hospitable to new ideas; a climate hospitable to the raising of corn. See more.