Welcoming

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of giving welcome.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of welcome form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    hospitable, accessible and cordial.
Adjective
  1. 1
    very cordial wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
hospitableaccessibleadmissibleadmissiveadmissoryamiable

Example

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"We plan to have a welcoming party for Mr. Clark who came to Japan the other day."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From welcome + -ing.

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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