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 Definitions of hospitable  [ˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, hɒˈspɪt ə bəl]  

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Definition of 'hospitable' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) hospitable
receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously:
a hospitable family.

2.  hospitable
characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers:
a hospitable smile.

3.  hospitable
favorably receptive or open (usu. fol. by to):
hospitable to new ideas.

Etymology:  (1560–70; < L hospitā(re) to receive as guest (cf. L hospitārī to be a guest; see hospice ) + -ble)

Definition of 'hospitable' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) hospitable
favorable to life and growth
"soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"

2. (adj) hospitable
disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
"a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

3. (adj) hospitable
having an open mind
"hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"


Definition of 'hospitable' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) hospitable
showing kindness to visitors
The hotel staff were very hospitable.


Definition of 'hospitable' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) hospitable
receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality

2. (adj) hospitable
proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites


Translation of 'hospitable' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: showing kindness to guests
She is one of the most hospitable people I know.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gasvry Arabic flag Arabic: مِضْياف، كَري Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гостоприемен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: hospitaleiro Czech flag Czech: pohostinný German flag German: gastfreundlich
Danish flag Danish: gæstfri Greek flag Greek: φιλόξενος Spanish flag Spanish: hospitalario
Estonian flag Estonian: külalislahke Farsi flag Farsi: مهمان نواز Finnish flag Finnish: vieraanvarainen
French flag French: hospitalier Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַכנִיס אוֹרחִים Hindi flag Hindi: सत्कार करने वाला
Croatian flag Croatian: gostoljubiv Hungarian flag Hungarian: vendégszerető Indonesian flag Indonesian: ramah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gestrisinn Italian flag Italian: ospitale Japanese flag Japanese: 歓待する
Korean flag Korean: 환대하는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: svetingas Latvian flag Latvian: viesmīlīgs
Malay flag Malay: suka menerima tetamu Dutch flag Dutch: gastvrij Norwegian flag Norwegian: gjestfri, vennligsinnet
Polish flag Polish: gościnny Persian flag Persian: مهمان نواز Pashto flag Pashto: میلمه پالونکی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: hospitaleiro Romanian flag Romanian: ospitalier Russian flag Russian: гостеприимный
Slovak flag Slovak: pohostinný Slovenian flag Slovenian: gostoljuben Serbian flag Serbian: gostoljubiv
Swedish flag Swedish: gästfri, gästvänlig Thai flag Thai: ที่มีความโอบอ้อมอารีย์ Turkish flag Turkish: konuksever, misafirperver
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 好客的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гостинний Urdu flag Urdu: مہمان نواز
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mến khách Chinese flag Chinese: 好客的

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'hospitable' - Nearby Entries  

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