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