Definitions for hospitable
ˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, hɒˈspɪt ə bəlhos·pitable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hospitableadjective

   favorable to life and growth

   "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"

2. hospitableadjective

   disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity

   "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

3. hospitableadjective

   having an open mind

   "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hospitableadjective

   cordial and generous towards guests

2. hospitableadjective

   receptive and open-minded

3. hospitableadjective

   favorable

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOSPITABLEadjective

   Giving entertainment to strangers; kind to strangers.

   Etymology: hospitabilis, Latin.

   I’m your host:
   With robbers hands my hospitable favour
   You should not ruffle thus. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Receive the ship-wreck’d on your friendly shore;
   With hospitable rites relieve the poor. John Dryden, Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hospitable

   Hospitality is the relationship between a guest and a host, wherein the host receives the guest with some amount of goodwill, including the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Louis, chevalier de Jaucourt describes hospitality in the Encyclopédie as the virtue of a great soul that cares for the whole universe through the ties of humanity. Hospitality is also the way people treat others, that is, the service of welcoming and receiving guests for example in hotels. Hospitality plays a fundamental role to augment or decrease the volume of sales of an organization. Hospitality ethics is a discipline that studies this usage of hospitality.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hospitable

   Hospitable generally refers to creating a welcoming, friendly, and generous environment. It's often used to describe someone who is good at making people feel comfortable and at home, or a place or environment that is pleasant and inviting. This term can relate to treating guests well, particularly in a way that makes them want to return.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hospitableadjective

   receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality

2. Hospitableadjective

   proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites

3. Etymology: [Cf. OF. hospitable, LL. hospitare to receive as a guest. See Host a landlord.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hospitable

   To behave in a friendly, kind and mindful manner.

   The business owners were very hospitable and showed they care very much.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hospitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hospitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hospitable in a Sentence

1. Mike Huckabee:

   It’s an incredible thing when people in the name of their liberty want to deny someone else theirs, and if you’re in the hospitality business, your number one goal is to be hospitable. The owner of that restaurant was not hospitable.

2. Rick Bayless:

   We get a chance to welcome all of these people. These are the luminaries of the food world coming to Chicago to enjoy our hospitality and, boy, we are being very hospitable.

3. Matthew Nelsen:

   When you see a lichen, you're basically looking at all fungal tissue, with some algal cells hidden away and protected inside, loosely speaking, it's like a greenhouse -- the fungus creates a more hospitable environment for the algae.

4. Matt Strawn:

   That personal retail nature of Iowa caucus very may well be an antidote to whatever polling a potential candidate may have back home, the fact that especially Gov. Christie and Gov. Walker were able to win multiple elections in states not traditionally hospitable to Republicans says more than any temporary snapshot of approval ratings back home.

5. Jake Sullivan:

   The power of America's example is a power to influence the choices of other countries, whether they're going to be transparent, respect human rights and deliver good governance to their citizens or go the route of a China or Russia. That comes down in part to America showing the world that its model can effectively deliver for its citizens, he believes a world in which there are more like-minded capable democracies is a world that is more hospitable to American interests and values.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hospitable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hospitable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hospitable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hospitable