häˈspi]d.əbəl, ˈhäˌspi], ]tə-, also ˈhäspə̇] sometimes hȯˈs- or ˈhȯ(ˌ)s- or həˈspi]\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin hospitabilis, from Latin hospitare to be a guest, lodge + -abilis -able
1.
a. : marked by or given to generous and cordial reception and entertainment of guests or strangers
they are hospitable …: give a guest everything, and leave him free to do as he likes — Bram Stoker
this hospitable , talkative man who was everywhere bustling about, trying to be of service — O.E.Rölvaag
b. : promising or suggesting generous and cordial welcome and entertainment
wrote off immediately on his return to his inn the most hospitable of invitations — W.M.Thackeray
small incommunicable mysteries … chambered in their inner hearts and guarded by their hospitable faces — A.T.Quiller-Couch
c. : offering a pleasant or sustaining environment : not hostile
hard sandstone ridges carry a soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth — American Guide Series: New Jersey
the British Isles enjoy a hospitable climate, but the British gardener does not have life too easy — Emily Hahn
2. : marked by ready or willing receptivity (as of new ideas) : favorably disposed especially to the new or strange
keep the mind open and hospitable to new evidence on any side of the question — W.J.Reilly
freedom to inquire and teach … provides a climate more hospitable to fresh vision — Sidney Hook
Synonyms: see social