hospitality (redirected from hospitalities)

hos·pi·tal·i·ty  (hsp-tl-t)

n. pl. hos·pi·tal·i·ties

1. Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.

2. An instance of cordial and generous treatment of guests.

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[Middle English hospitalite, from Old French, from Latin hospitlits, from hospitlis, of a guest; see hospital.]

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hospitality [ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. kindness in welcoming strangers or guests

2. receptiveness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hospitality - kindness in welcoming guests or strangers cordial reception welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" inhospitality - unkind and inconsiderate welcome; "he was taken aback by such inhospitality"

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hospitality

noun welcome, warmth, kindness, friendliness, sociability, conviviality, neighbourliness, cordiality, heartiness, hospitableness Every visitor is overwhelmed by the hospitality of the people.

Quotations
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares" Bible: Hebrews
"hospitality: the virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"Welcome the coming, speed the going guest" [Alexander Pope Imitations of Horace]
"When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul" [Max Beerbohm And Even Now]

Translations

hospitality [ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ]

A. N → hospitalidad f
corporate hospitality → hospitalidad f corporativa

B. CPD hospitality area N → zona f de recepción para invitados importantes
hospitality tent N → carpa f de recepción para invitados importantes

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hospitality [ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪti] n

(= welcoming behaviour) → hospitalité f

(provided by a company) → accueil m
lavish hospitality → un accueil somptueux
hospitality industry n → industrie f hôtelière, hôtellerie f

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hospitality

n → Gastfreundschaft f, → Gastlichkeit f; (Comm: = refreshments etc for clients) → Bewirtung f

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hospitality [ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → ospitalità

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hospitality [ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → ospitalità

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hospitality → حُسن الضيافة pohostinnost gæstfrihed Gastfreundschaft φιλοξενία hospitalidad vieraanvaraisuus hospitalité gostoljubivost ospitalità 歓待 환대 gastvrijheid gjestfrihet gościnność hospitalidade гостеприимство gästfrihet การรับรองแขก konukseverlik lòng hiếu khách 好客