inhospitable
/in'hɔspitəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not welcoming or friendly to guests or strangers: Describes a person, place, or environment that does not offer a warm, generous, or friendly reception.
- Unfavorable to life or growth; providing no shelter or sustenance: Describes a climate, region, or environment that is barren, harsh, and difficult to live in or survive.
Usage Examples
- Describing an unwelcoming person or atmosphere:
- The innkeeper was rude and inhospitable, refusing to offer us even a glass of water.
- We felt uncomfortable in the cold and inhospitable silence of the room.
- Describing an unfavorable environment:
- Few plants can survive in the inhospitable conditions of the Arctic tundra.
- The rocky, inhospitable coastline offered no safe harbor for the ship.
Advanced Usage
- "inhospitable to": Used to indicate that an environment or situation is unfavorable for a specific thing.
- The political climate became increasingly inhospitable to free speech.
- The soil is too acidic and inhospitable to most vegetables.
Variants and Related Words
- Inhospitably (adverb): In an unwelcoming or unfriendly manner.
- They were treated inhospitably by the local officials.
- Inhospitableness (noun): The quality or state of being inhospitable.
- The inhospitableness of the terrain made the expedition very difficult.
Synonyms
- Unwelcoming: Not giving a friendly or pleasant reception.
- Unfriendly: Not kind or pleasant.
- Barren: Too poor to produce much or any vegetation; infertile.
- Hostile (of environments): Harsh and difficult to live in.
Antonyms
- Hospitable: Friendly and welcoming to guests or strangers; (of an environment) having a favorable climate for life.
- Welcoming: Behaving in a friendly way to someone arriving.
- Fertile: (Of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Inhospitable climate: A climate that is extremely difficult to live in due to temperature, aridity, or other severe conditions.
- The explorers were unprepared for the inhospitable climate of the high mountains.
- Socially inhospitable: Describing a group or situation that is not open or welcoming to outsiders or new ideas.
- The corporate culture was socially inhospitable to unconventional thinking.
Adjective
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not hospitable
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they are extremely inhospitable these days
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her greeting was cold and inhospitable
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unfavorable to life or growth
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the barren inhospitable desert
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inhospitable mountain areas
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