hospitable

[ hos-pi-tuh-buhl, ho-spit-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously:

   a hospitable family.

2. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers:

   a hospitable smile.

3. favorably receptive or open (usually followed by to ):

   to be hospitable to new ideas; a climate hospitable to the raising of corn.

hospitable

/ ˈhɒspɪtəbəl; hɒˈspɪt- /

adjective

1. welcoming to guests or strangers
2. fond of entertaining
3. receptive

   hospitable to new ideas

Derived Forms

• ˈhospitably, adverb
• ˈhospitableness, noun

Other Words From

• hospi·ta·ble·ness noun
• hospi·ta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitable¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin hospitā(re) “to receive as guest” (compare Latin hospitārī “to be a guest”; hospitium ) + -ble

Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitable¹

C16: from Medieval Latin hospitāre to receive as a guest, from Latin hospes guest, host ¹

Example Sentences

“Dear @taylorswift13 , You have an incredible show, an amazing and v hospitable team and excellent if gigantic boyfriend,” Grant wrote on X the following day.

From Los Angeles Times

Federal courts may be more hospitable, too, thanks to judges Trump appointed his first time around.

From Los Angeles Times

“People have voice assistants in their homes and on their phones. And what we have, I would say, is a much friendlier, hospitable version of a lot of those types of technologies.”

From Salon

With water, an energy source in the form of heat, and potentially organic compounds, scientists say Europa could be hospitable for alien life.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet Barnard b's mere existence hints at the presence of other exoplanets in that solar system, some of which may be more hospitable to life.

From Salon

Related Words

• congenial
• courteous
• friendly
• neighborly