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hospitable(dictionary)

hospitable (iou)



hospitable adjective. L16.
[French, from hospiter receive a guest, from medieval Latin hospitare, from Latin hospit-, hospes HOST noun2: see -ABLE.]
Offering welcome and entertainment to strangers; extending or disposed to extend a generous hospitality to guests and visitors. L16.
E. Templeton The English are very hospitable, they are bound to make you welcome. A. L. Rowse In Elizabeth Mayer's hospitable house.
transf. Disposed to receive or welcome something readily, receptive to. M17.
hospitableness noun E17.
hospitably adverb E18.