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hospitable
What does hospitable mean?
hospitable (adjective): disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use hospitable in a sentence?
- A good-natured and hospitable man. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A hospitable act. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Hospitable invitations. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does hospitable come from?
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to hospitable
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
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of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
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adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
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without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving
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