welcoming

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welcoming¹

adjective more welcoming · most welcoming

  1. hospitable, accessible and cordial.

Opposite: bleak

welcoming²

Where it comes from

From Middle English welcomyng, equivalent to welcome + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of welcome

welcoming³

Where it comes from

From Middle English welcominge, welcomyng, equivalent to welcome + -ing.

noun welcomings

  1. An act of giving welcome.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hospitable, friendly, lauding, praising, applauding, greeting, saluting, appreciating, greet, please, thanking, hailing, accommodating, accepting, popular, celebrating

adjective

Opposite: bleak

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adj hospitable

Españolacogedor
Portuguêsacolhedor
Françaisaccueillant
Italianoaccogliente
Românăprimitor
Русскийгостеприи́мный gostepriímnyj

noun Translations

Españolbienvenida, bienvenido

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@misc{welcoming_2026,
  title = {welcoming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/welcoming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}