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Meaning of 'hospitable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hospitable [ a.]
- Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality.
- Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites.

Meaning of 'hospitable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hospitable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
Example in sentence:
  • a good-natured and hospitable man;
  • a hospitable act;
  • hospitable invitations
Meaning (2):
- favorable to life and growth
Example in sentence:
  • a hospitable environment;
  • soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth
3 . hospitable [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having an open mind
Example in sentence:
  • hospitable to new ideas;
  • open to suggestions

Nearby Words:

hosanna hosannas hose hosen hosier hosiery hospice hospitableness hospitably hospitage

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