in·hos·pi·ta·ble

(ĭn-hŏs′pĭ-tə-bəl, ĭn′hŏ-spĭt′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly.

2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert.

in·hos′pi·ta·ble·ness n.

in·hos′pi·ta·bly adv.

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Noun	1.	inhospitableness - the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth environmental condition - the state of the environment
	2.	inhospitableness - having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition unfriendliness - an unfriendly disposition hospitableness - having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining

inhospitableness

noun

Lack of cordiality and hospitableness:

inhospitality, ungraciousness, unreceptiveness, unwelcome, unwelcomeness.

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