Meaning & use

hospitable

adjective·Academic

Friendly and generous toward guests or visitors, making them feel welcome.

See it in a sentence

The villagers were hospitable to the tired travelers who arrived at dusk.

Their hospitable nature made every guest feel instantly at home.

A note on using this word

"Hospitable" can also describe an environment favorable to life, as in "a hospitable climate."

Words with a similar meaning

welcomingfriendly

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

inhospitable

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