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hospitable

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17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/
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/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ · /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/ · /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/

Definition of hospitable

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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."”
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adj

  1. 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."”
  2. receptive and open-minded
  3. favorable
  4. favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.

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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”).

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