hospitable
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hospitable
- /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ UK
- /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/ US
- /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).
adjective more hospitable · most hospitable
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cordial and generous towards guests
hospitable family
Similar: guestfriendly
- receptive and open-minded
- favorable
- favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
Similar: habitable, inhabitable, livable, tenantable · Opposite: uninhabitable
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: habitable, inhabitable, livable, tenantable · Opposite: uninhabitable
Translations
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adj cordial and generous towards guests
| Español | hospitalario, hospitable |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | もてなしのよい motenashi no yoi |
| 中文 | 好客 hàokè |
| Português | hospitaleiro |
| Français | hospitalier |
| Deutsch | gastfreundlich, gastfrei |
| Italiano | ospitale |
| Ελληνικά | φιλόξενος filóxenos |
| Русский | гостеприи́мный gostepriímnyj, раду́шный radúšnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | hiếu khách, lịch thiệp |
| עברית | מַכְנִיס אוֹרְחִים makhnís-'or'khím |
adj receptive and open-minded
| Português | hospitaleiro |
|---|---|
| Русский | откры́тый otkrýtyj, непредвзя́тый nepredvzjátyj, непредубеждённый nepredubeždjónnyj |
Talk about this word "hospitable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hospitable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hospitable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hospitable "hospitable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hospitable.Cite this
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title = {hospitable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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