hospitable
/'hɔspitəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Friendly and welcoming to guests or strangers: Characterized by a generous, warm, and open reception of visitors.
- Favorable to life, growth, or development: Providing a supportive or amenable environment.
- Receptive to new ideas or suggestions: Having an open and accepting mind.
Examples of Usage
- Describing a person or behavior:
- The villagers were incredibly hospitable, offering us food and shelter.
- She has a hospitable nature and always makes everyone feel at home.
- Describing an environment:
- The warm climate is hospitable to many tropical plants.
- The company aims to create a hospitable workplace for all employees.
- Describing a mindset:
- We need to be hospitable to innovative solutions.
- He maintained a hospitable attitude toward the proposed changes.
Advanced Usage
- "hospitable to/toward": Used to indicate what or whom is being received favorably.
- The region is not hospitable to large-scale agriculture.
- The committee was surprisingly hospitable toward the controversial proposal.
Variants and Related Words
- Hospitably (adverb): In a hospitable manner.
- They were hospitably received by their hosts.
- Hospitality (noun): The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.
- The hotel is famous for its outstanding hospitality.
- Inhospitable (adjective): The opposite; not hospitable.
- The desert is an inhospitable environment for most mammals.
Synonyms
- Welcoming: Giving a friendly or cordial greeting.
- Cordial: Warm and friendly.
- Receptive: Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.
- Amenable: Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
Antonyms
- Inhospitable: Unfriendly and unwelcoming to guests or strangers; providing an unfavorable environment.
- Unwelcoming: Not giving a feeling of welcome.
- Unreceptive: Not willing to consider new ideas or suggestions.
Adjective
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having an open mind
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hospitable to new ideas
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open to suggestions
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disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
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a good-natured and hospitable man
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a hospitable act
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hospitable invitations
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favorable to life and growth
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soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth
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a hospitable environment
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