hospitable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/ (General-American)
- /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).
Meanings
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cordial and generous towards guests
hospitable family
"And you come, brother," said Mr. Wegg, in a hospitable glow, "you come like I don't know what—exactly like it—I shouldn't know you from it—shedding a halo all around you."
1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “The Golden Dustman Falls into Worse Company”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, 3rd book (A Long Lane), page 45:
- receptive and open-minded
- favorable
- favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hospitable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hospitable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
hospitableness · hospitably · unhospitable
Synonyms
inhabitable · habitable · livable · guestfriendly · tenantable
Translations (66)
ru непредубеждённый (receptive and open-minded) · pl gościnny (cordial and generous towards guests) · grc εὔξεινος (cordial and generous towards guests) · hy հյուրասեր (cordial and generous towards guests) · az qonaqcıl (cordial and generous towards guests) · mi manaaki (cordial and generous towards guests) · sh gostoljùbiv (cordial and generous towards guests) · he מַכְנִיס אוֹרְחִים (cordial and generous towards guests) · ang ġiestlīþe (cordial and generous towards guests) · de gastfreundlich (cordial and generous towards guests) · eo gastama (cordial and generous towards guests) · tr misafirperver (cordial and generous towards guests) · bg гостоприемен (cordial and generous towards guests) · it ospitale (cordial and generous towards guests) · ja もてなしのよい (cordial and generous towards guests) · vi hiếu khách (cordial and generous towards guests) · be гасці́нны (cordial and generous towards guests) · vi lịch thiệp (cordial and generous towards guests) · yue 好客 (cordial and generous towards guests) · hy հյուրընկալ (cordial and generous towards guests) · uk гости́нний (cordial and generous towards guests) · ga aíoch (cordial and generous towards guests) · sv gästfri (cordial and generous towards guests) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (cordial and generous towards guests) · tr konuksever (cordial and generous towards guests) · fr hospitalier (cordial and generous towards guests) · mi marae (cordial and generous towards guests) · de gastfrei (cordial and generous towards guests) · sq bujar (cordial and generous towards guests) · sq derëtor (cordial and generous towards guests) · yi מכניס־אורחים (cordial and generous towards guests) · fi vieraanvarainen (cordial and generous towards guests) · el φιλόξενος (cordial and generous towards guests) · ang cumlīþe (cordial and generous towards guests) · no gjestfri (cordial and generous towards guests) · ru откры́тый (receptive and open-minded) · az qonaqsevər (cordial and generous towards guests) · cmn 好客 (cordial and generous towards guests) · ia hospital (cordial and generous towards guests) · pt hospitaleiro (cordial and generous towards guests) · da gæstfri (cordial and generous towards guests) · uk сприйнятливий (receptive and open-minded) · grc φιλόξενος (cordial and generous towards guests) · la hospitālis (cordial and generous towards guests) · nan-hbl 好客 (cordial and generous towards guests) · ru непредвзя́тый (receptive and open-minded) · sv gästvänlig (cordial and generous towards guests) · ka სტუმართმოყვარე სტუმართმოყვარული (cordial and generous towards guests) · mi whakamanuhiri (cordial and generous towards guests) · pt hospitaleiro (receptive and open-minded) · nl gastvrij (cordial and generous towards guests) · sq mikpritës (cordial and generous towards guests) · lv viesmīlīgs (cordial and generous towards guests) · ru раду́шный (cordial and generous towards guests) · ga iostasach (cordial and generous towards guests) · cs pohostinný (cordial and generous towards guests) · is gestrisinn (cordial and generous towards guests) · ba ҡунаҡсыл (cordial and generous towards guests) · yi גאַסטפֿרײַנדלעך (cordial and generous towards guests) · ga gartach (cordial and generous towards guests) · ga aíochtach (cordial and generous towards guests) · hu vendégszerető (cordial and generous towards guests) · ru гостеприи́мный (cordial and generous towards guests) · sk pohostinný (cordial and generous towards guests) · es hospitable (cordial and generous towards guests) · es hospitalario (cordial and generous towards guests)