Hospitable
/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 cordial and generous towards guests
"hospitable family"
- 2 receptive and open-minded
- 3 favorable
- 4 favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
Adjective
- 1 favorable to life and growth wordnet
- 2 disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity wordnet
- 3 having an open mind wordnet
Example
More examples"Whomsoever she invites, she is quite hospitable."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).