[hos-pi-tuh-buh
l, ho-spit-uh-buhl] 
| 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. |
| hos·pi·ta·ble (hŏs'pĭ-tə-bəl, hŏ-spĭt'ə-bəl) adj.
[Obsolete French, from Medieval Latin *hospitābilis, from Latin hospitāre, to put up as a guest, from hospes, hospit-, guest, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.] hos'pi·ta·bly adv. |
