HOSPITABLE


Meaning of HOSPITABLE in English

— hospitableness , n. — hospitably , adv.

/hos"pi teuh beuhl, ho spit"euh beuhl/ , adj.

1. receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.

2. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospitable smile.

3. favorably receptive or open (usually fol. by to ): to be hospitable to new ideas; a climate hospitable to the raising of corn.

[ 1560-70; hospita ( re ) to receive as guest (cf. L hospitari to be a guest; see HOSPITIUM) + -BLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .