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US
/ˈhɑˈspɪtəbəɫ/
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[ UK /hɒspˈɪtəbəl/ ]
[ UK /hɒspˈɪtəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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favorable to life and growth
a hospitable environment
soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth -
having an open mind
hospitable to new ideas
open to suggestions -
disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
a hospitable act
hospitable invitations
a good-natured and hospitable man
How To Use hospitable In A Sentence
- Without the greenhouse gases, the world would be a bleak, inhospitable place. The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium
- The hospitable host had his spare room emptied very quickly for the honoured guest.
- But this inhospitable terrain is also key to the boomtown future.
- She regularly holds literary salons and provides a hospitable setting and has done so for many years.
- To emphasize the cold, inhospitable emptiness of the West, O'Sullivan had to aim his lens elsewhere than at the roads and bivouacs just out of camera range. Western Development
- inhospitable mountain areas
- It shows local shoppers that their custom is valued and also serves to promote our county as a warm, friendly and hospitable place to visit.
- The locals clearly were not too keen to strangers and I received a less than hospitable welcome.
- Plants grow in a wide variety of inhospitable substrates including stone, rock (epilithic), recently decomposed stony soils, or sandy soils. Campos Rupestres montane savanna
- At this distance, at least, he remains an affecting symbol of human resilience in an inhospitable environment. Times, Sunday Times