hospitable
Meanings
Adjective
- favorable to life and growth
- "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"
- "a hospitable environment"
- disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
- "a good-natured and hospitable man"
- "a hospitable act"
- "hospitable invitations"
Adjective Satellite
- having an open mind
- "hospitable to new ideas"
Adj
- cordial and generous towards guests
- receptive and open-minded
- favorable
- favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
Origin / 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”).
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Scrabble Score: 17
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hospitable is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
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