hospitable
Meaning
- cordial and generous towards guests
- receptive and open-minded
- favorable
- favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
Synonyms
be polite
attentive to guests
proper for a guest
unsoluble
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/
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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