Definition of hospitable Hospitable

/hɑˈspɪˈtʌbʌl/ - [haspitubul] - hos•pi•ta•ble

We found 10 definitions of hospitable from 5 different sources.

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What does hospitable mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

hospitable - disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"
  inhospitable unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
  friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
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"
hospitable - having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hospitable (a.)
    Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality.
  • hospitable (a.)
    Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hospitable
    Cordial and generous towards guests.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hospitable
    hos′pit-a-bl, adj. entertaining strangers and guests kindly and without reward: showing kindness: generous: bountiful.—n. Hos′pitableness.—adv. Hos′pitably.—n. Hospital′ity, the practice of one who is hospitable; friendly welcome and entertainment of guests—(Spens.) Hos′pitāge

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