hospitable

Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/, /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/
• Hyphenation: hos‧pit‧a‧ble

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hospitable (comparative more hospitable, superlative most hospitable)

1. cordial and generous towards guests

   Synonym: guestfriendly

   hospitable family

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

• habitable
• inhabitable
• livable
• tenantable

• uninhabitable