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hospitality

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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.
[Middle English hospitalite, from Old French, from Latin hospitlits, from hospitlis, of a guest; see hospital.]
hospitality
Noun
pl -ties kindness in welcoming strangers or guests
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hospitalityhospitality - 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"
hospitality
noun welcome, warmth, kindness, friendliness, sociability, conviviality, neighbourliness, cordiality, heartiness, hospitableness
Translations
hospitality [hɔspɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → hospitalidad f
hospitality [hɔspɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → hospitalité f
hospitality [hɔspɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → Gastfreundschaft f
hospitality [hɔspɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → ospitalità


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But the pleasures of hope so fired his heart that the Viper thawed, and sliding to the ground thanked the Man civilly for his hospitality and glided away.
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- Hospitality Among the Chinooks- Comcomly's Daughter.
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I am Varvara Ardalionovna's guest, not yours; YOU have extended no hospitality to me.
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