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inhospitable
in·hos·pi·ta·ble I0143700 (ĭn-hŏs′pĭ-tə-bəl, ĭn′hŏ-spĭt′ə-bəl)adj.1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly.2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert.
in·hos′pi·ta·ble·ness n.in·hos′pi·ta·bly adv.inhospitable (ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbəl; ˌɪnhɒˈspɪt-) adj1. not hospitable; unfriendly2. (of a region, an environment, etc) lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc inˈhospitableness n inˈhospitably advin•hos•pi•ta•ble (ɪnˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, ˌɪn hɒˈspɪt ə-)
adj. 1. not hospitable; unfriendly. 2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.; barren: an inhospitable rocky coast. [1560–70; < Middle French < Medieval Latin] in•hos′pi•ta•ble•ness, n. in•hos′pi•ta•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"hospitable - favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment" | | 2. | inhospitable - not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"hospitable - disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" |
inhospitableadjective1. bleak, empty, bare, hostile, lonely, forbidding, barren, sterile, desolate, unfavourable, uninhabitable, godforsaken the earth's most inhospitable regions2. unfriendly, unwelcoming, uncongenial, cool, unkind, xenophobic, ungenerous, unsociable, unreceptive He believed the province to be inhabited by a mean, inhospitable people.
unfriendly welcoming, friendly, amicable, generous, gracious, sociable, genial, hospitableinhospitableadjectiveSo disagreeable as to discourage approach:forbidding, unhospitable, uninviting.Translationsinhospitable (inhəˈspitəbl) adjective not welcoming guests; not friendly towards strangers. She could not refuse to invite them in without seeming inhospitable. 不好客的 不好客的EncyclopediaSeeInhospitalityinhospitable
Related to inhospitable: capacious, laudatory, obstreperous, perspicuousSynonyms for inhospitableadj bleakSynonyms- bleak
- empty
- bare
- hostile
- lonely
- forbidding
- barren
- sterile
- desolate
- unfavourable
- uninhabitable
- godforsaken
adj unfriendlySynonyms- unfriendly
- unwelcoming
- uncongenial
- cool
- unkind
- xenophobic
- ungenerous
- unsociable
- unreceptive
Antonyms- welcoming
- friendly
- amicable
- generous
- gracious
- sociable
- genial
- hospitable
Synonyms for inhospitableadj so disagreeable as to discourage approachSynonyms- forbidding
- unhospitable
- uninviting
Antonyms for inhospitableadj unfavorable to life or growthAntonymsadj not hospitableRelated WordsAntonyms |