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

Creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, altogether ooky, they’re a peerlessly happy, hospitable family, ever welcoming to the straight-world figures who stumble into their eccentric manse.

From Los Angeles Times

Korn said that over the past decade, Nassau County had become much more hospitable to Republican candidates and that the Democrats were caught off guard in 2022, disorganized, and not ready to respond to the Republican messages around crime and immigration.

From Salon

“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

Related Words

• congenial
• courteous
• friendly
• neighborly