MEANING
1. Welcoming and accommodating to guests or newcomers.
2. Providing conditions suitable for habitation or a particular activity.
Use it for
Reception of newcomers; social welcome; conditions for remainingDistinguish whether people or local conditions make arrival easier.
Words that belong together
- hospitable community
- hospitable setting
- hospitable environment
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The hospitable community found temporary rooms for the stranded passengers.
Long opening hours made the station more hospitable to overnight travelers.
She remembered the town as hospitable because strangers had helped her find work.
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- Base
- hospitable
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Human welcome and suitability are related but distinct senses. A hospitable town may be socially kind despite modest facilities. Comparative: more hospitable; superlative: most hospitable.
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