A hospitable person is friendly, generous, and welcoming to guests or people they have just met.
The locals are hospitable and welcoming.
He was very hospitable to me when I came to New York.
Synonyms: welcoming, kind, friendly, liberal More Synonyms of hospitable
2. adjective
A hospitable climate or environment is one that encourages the existence or development of particular people or things.
Even in summer this place did not look exactly hospitable.
...hospitable political environments.
Synonyms: receptive, tolerant, responsive, open-minded More Synonyms of hospitable
hospitable in British English
(ˈhɒspɪtəbəl, hɒˈspɪt-)
adjective
1.
welcoming to guests or strangers
2.
fond of entertaining
3.
receptive
hospitable to new ideas
Derived forms
hospitableness (ˈhospitableness)
noun
hospitably (ˈhospitably)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin hospitāre to receive as a guest, from Latin hospes guest, host1
hospitable in American English
(ˈhɑspɪtəbəl; hɑsˈpɪtəbəl)
adjective
1.
a.
friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests
b.
prompted by or associated with friendliness and solicitude toward guests
a hospitable act
2.
favoring the health, growth, comfort, etc. of new arrivals; not adverse
a hospitable climate
3.
receptive or open, as to new ideas
Derived forms
hospitably (ˈhospitably)
adverb
Word origin
MFr < ML hospitabilis < hospitare, to receive as a guest < hospes: see hospice
Examples of 'hospitable' in a sentence
hospitable
But it was a very beautiful country and the people were incredibly hospitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
These deciduous shrubs have long since escaped from gardens and naturalised in the least hospitable places.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its followers are famously hospitable and generous.
The Sun (2006)
The rise in temperature makes your body a less hospitable place for the invading bacteria or viruses and thereby speeds recovery.
Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
These were sweet and hospitable people.
Magnouloux, Bernard Travels with Rosinante (1990)
Wall Street was not the most hospitable environment for women back then.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are a genuinely friendly, hospitable people.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The Nepalese are incredibly hospitable people and they take great care of their clients.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The boat was terrifying, but the people were so hospitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
India is a far more hospitable place, at least off the field.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They speak good English and are exceptionally friendly and hospitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Antarctica is one of the least hospitable places on Earth but it is also one of the most beautiful.
The Sun (2015)
This is done to provide a more hospitable environment and also because test procedures undertaken in the office itself might be ruined by chemical exposures.
Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990)
People are very hospitable and thanks to the depreciation of local currencies, one can enjoy luxuries there at cheap prices.
Magnouloux, Bernard Travels with Rosinante (1990)
We are a hospitable people.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
There is a lot more to economic revival than public policy, but fiscal conservatism with lower taxes underpins a hospitable environment for growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The people are so hospitable and I have a great life.
The Sun (2010)
People were incredibly hospitable, but I saw terrible poverty.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's time we showed how hospitable people can be in the UK.
The Sun (2015)
Japanese investment flows have moved to Thailand as giant firms diversify industrial production and outsourcing, building on decades of successful business in a culturally hospitable environment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
hospitable
British English: hospitable ADJECTIVE
A hospitable person is friendly, generous, and welcoming to guests or people they have just met.
The locals are hospitable and welcoming.
American English: hospitable
Brazilian Portuguese: hospitaleiro
Chinese: 好客的
European Spanish: hospitalario
French: hospitalier
German: gastfreundlich
Italian: ospitale
Japanese: 親切にもてなす
Korean: 환대하는, 친절한
European Portuguese: hospitaleiro
Latin American Spanish: hospitalario
Chinese translation of 'hospitable'
hospitable
(ˈhɔspɪtəbl)
adj
[person, behaviour]好客的 (hàokè de)
[climate]宜人的 (yírén de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
generous, friendly, and welcoming to guests or strangers
The people here are hospitable and welcoming.
Synonyms
welcoming
kind
He was a very kind man, full of common sense.
friendly
He has been friendly to me.
liberal
They thanked him for his liberal generosity.
generous
You're very generous with your money.
gracious
He is always a gracious host.
amicable
The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
cordial
I had never known him to be so chatty and cordial.
sociable
Some children have more sociable personalities than others.
genial
He was a warm-hearted friend and a genial host.
bountiful
Their bountiful host was serving a variety of wonderful dishes.
Opposites
inhospitable
,
parsimonious
2 (adjective)
hospitable political environments
Synonyms
receptive
The voters had seemed receptive to his ideas.
tolerant
They need to be tolerant of different points of view.
responsive
open-minded
I have always been open-minded about politics.
amenable
I've never had a long-term relationship. I'm not amenable enough.
accessible
Opposites
intolerant
,
inhospitable
,
narrow-minded
,
unapproachable
,
unreceptive
Additional synonyms
in the sense of amenable
Definition
likely or willing to cooperate
I've never had a long-term relationship. I'm not amenable enough.
Synonyms
receptive,
open,
susceptible,
responsive,
agreeable,
compliant,
tractable,
acquiescent,
persuadable,
able to be influenced
in the sense of amicable
Definition
characterized by friendliness
The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
Synonyms
friendly,
kindly,
brotherly,
civil,
neighbourly,
peaceful,
polite,
harmonious,
good-humoured,
amiable,
courteous,
cordial,
sociable,
fraternal,
peaceable
in the sense of bountiful
Definition
giving freely
Their bountiful host was serving a variety of wonderful dishes.