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   hospitable

   /hɒˈspɪtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. friendly and welcoming to visitors or guests: "two friendly, hospitable brothers run the hotel"
   • ▪ (of an environment) pleasant and favourable for living in: "one of the least hospitable places in North America"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- (see host1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hospitably adverb

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   The meaning of HOSPITABLE is given to generous and cordial reception of guests. How to use hospitable in a sentence.

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   HOSPITABLE definition: 1. friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors: 2. providing good conditions for living or…. Learn more.

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   having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment. Definition of hospitable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   HOSPITABLE meaning: 1. friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors: 2. providing good conditions for living or…. Learn more.

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   When someone makes you feel comfortable and at home, that person is being hospitable, providing a warm, friendly environment. Anything hospitable is welcoming and open. A Greek proverb suggested that in being hospitable, the main feeling should be good will.

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   A hospitable person is friendly, generous, and welcoming to guests or people they have just met. The locals are hospitable and welcoming. He was very hospitable to me when I came to New York.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective hospitable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   1. receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family. 2. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospitable smile. 3. favorably receptive or open (usu. fol. by to): hospitable to new ideas. hos′pi•ta•ble•ness, n.

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    When a person, place, or environment is described as hospitable, it implies a warm and open attitude towards others, often characterized by graciousness and a willingness to make others feel comfortable and valued.

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    Hospitable definition: receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously. See examples of HOSPITABLE used in a sentence.