inhospitable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. By surface analysis, in- + hospitable.
Meanings
- (of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly.
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(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.
Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.
2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inhospitable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inhospitable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inhospitableness · inhospitability · inhospitably
Translations (32)
es inhospitable (not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly) · nl onherbergzaam (Not offering shelter) · ga dofháilteach (Not offering shelter) · ga doicheallach (not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly) · pl niegościnny (Not offering shelter) · ca inhòspit (Not offering shelter) · fi karu (Not offering shelter) · es inhóspito (Not offering shelter) · es inhospitalario (not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly) · nb ugjestmild (Not offering shelter) · es inhospitable (Not offering shelter) · ga ainfhial (Not offering shelter) · ga danartha (Not offering shelter) · fr inhospitalier (Not offering shelter) · gl inhóspito (Not offering shelter) · mg tsy azo hiainana (Not offering shelter) · bg негостоприемен (Not offering shelter) · gv neuoastagh (Not offering shelter) · ang unġiestlīþe (Not offering shelter) · gv neuaaghtagh (Not offering shelter) · el αφιλόξενος (Not offering shelter) · es inhospitalario (Not offering shelter) · nn ugjestmild (Not offering shelter) · sv ogästvänlig (Not offering shelter) · ang uncumlīþe (Not offering shelter) · pt inóspito (Not offering shelter) · la inhospitālis (Not offering shelter) · gv anoltagh (Not offering shelter) · ga dothíosach (Not offering shelter) · ca inhòspit (not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly) · gv neuchuirree (Not offering shelter) · ru негостеприимный (Not offering shelter)