hospitable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   favorable to life and growth

   soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth

2. 2
   adj

   disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity

   a good-natured and hospitable man

3. 3
   adj

   having an open mind

   hospitable to new ideas

4. 4
   adj

   cordial and generous towards guests

   hospitable family

5. 5
   adj

   receptive and open-minded

6. 6
   adj

   favorable

7. 7
   adj

   favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).