hospitable

hos·pi·ta·ble  (hsp-t-bl, h-spt-bl)

adj.

1. Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity.

2. Indicative of cordiality toward guests: a hospitable act.

3. Having an open mind; receptive: hospitable to new ideas.

4. Favorable to growth and development; agreeable: a hospitable environment.

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[Obsolete French, from Medieval Latin *hospitbilis, from Latin hospitre, to put up as a guest, from hospes, hospit-, guest, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]

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hospi·ta·bly adv.

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hospitable

Adjective

generous, friendly, and welcoming to guests or strangers: charming and hospitable lodgings [Medieval Latin hospitare to receive as a guest]

hospitably adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hospitable - favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment" inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	2.	hospitable - disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" inhospitable - not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"
	3.	hospitable - having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions" receptive, open - ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"

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hospitable

adjective welcoming, kind, friendly, liberal, generous, gracious, amicable, cordial, sociable, genial, bountiful << OPPOSITE inhospitable << OPPOSITE unreceptive

Translations

hospitable [ˈhɔspɪtəbl] adj → hospitalario

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hospitable [ˈhɔspɪtəbl] adj → hospitalier/ière

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hospitable [ˈhɔspɪtəbl] adj → gastfreundlich;

(climate) → freundlich

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hospitable [hɔˈspɪtəbl] adj → ospitale

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hospitable

adj hospitable [həˈspitəbl]

showing kindness to guests She is one of the most hospitable people I know. gasvry مِضْياف، كَريم гостоприемен pohostinný gæstfri gastfreundlich φιλόξενος hospitalario külalislahke مهمان نواز vieraanvarainen hospitalier מַכנִיס אוֹרחִים सत्कार करने वाला gostoljubiv vendégszerető ramah gestrisinn ospitale 歓待する (손님을) 환대하는 svetingas viesmīlīgs suka menerima tetamu gastvrij gjestfri, vennligsinnet gościnny hospitaleiro ospitalier гостеприимный pohostinný gostoljuben gostoljubiv gästfri, gästvänlig ที่มีความโอบอ้อมอารีย์ konuksever, misafirperver 好客的 гостинний مہمان نواز mến khách 好客的

adv hoˈspitably

gasvry بِكَرَم، بِضِيافَه гостоприемно pohostinsky gæstfrit gastfreundlich φιλόξενα con hospitalidad, hospitalariamente külalislahkelt با مهمان نوازی vieraanvaraisesti avec hospitalité בְּסֶבֶר פָּנִים सत्कारशील gostoljubivo vendégszerető módon dengan ramah með gestrisni con oscpitalità 歓待して 극진하게 svetingai viesmīlīgi dengan rasa suka menerima tetamu gastvrij gjestfritt gościnnie hospitaleiramente cu ospitalitate гостеприимно pohostinne gostoljubno gostoljubivo gästvänligt อย่างมีความโอบอ้อมอารีย์ konukseverlikle, misafirperverlikle 熱情地 гостинно مہمان نوازی کے ساتھ một cách hiếu khách 热情地

n hoˈspitableness

gasvryheid كَرَم، ضِيافَه гостоприемство pohostinnost gæstfrihed die Gastfreundschaft φιλόξενη διάθεση hospitalidad külalislahkus مهمان نوازی vieraanvaraisuus hospitalité הַכנַסַת אוֹרחִים आदर सत्कारपूर्वक gostoljubivost vendégszeretet keramahan gestrisni ospitalità 歓待 환대 svetingumas viesmīlīgums sifat yang suka menerima tetamu gastvrijheid gjestfrihet gościnność hospitalidade ospitalitate гостеприимство pohostinnosť gostoljubnost gostoljubivost gästfrihet, gästvänlighet ความมีความโอบอ้อมอารีย์ konukseverlik, misafirperverlik 好客 гостинність مہمان نوازی کا فن sự hiếu khách 好客

n hospitality [hospiˈtaləti]

a friendly welcome for guests or strangers, which often includes offering them food, drink etc. gasvryheid كَرَم الضِّيافَه гостоприемство pohostinství gæstfrihed; beværtning die Gastfreundschaft φιλοξενία hospitalidad külalislahkus مهمان نوازی vieraanvaraisuuus hospitalité אֵירוּח आतिथ्य-सत्कार, गुंजाइश gostoljubivost vendégszeretet, vendéglátás keramahtamahan gestrisni ospitalità 歓待 환대 svetingumas viesmīlība layanan baik gastvrijheid gjestfrihet; servering gościnność hospitalidade ospitalitate гостеприимство pohostinnosť gostoljubnost gostoprimstvo gästfrihet การให้การต้อนรับด้วยความยินดี konukseverlik, misafirperverlik 好客 гостинність مہمان نوازی lòng hiếu khách 好客