Meaning & use
hospitable
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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