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hospitable

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hos⋅pi⋅ta⋅ble

  [hos-pi-tuh-buhl, ho-spit-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
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.
Origin:
1560–70; < L hospitā(re) to receive as guest (cf. L hospitārī to be a guest; see hospitium ) + -ble

Related forms:
hos⋅pi⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
hos⋅pi⋅ta⋅bly, adverb
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hos·pi·ta·ble   (hŏs'pĭ-tə-bəl, hŏ-spĭt'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity.

  2. Indicative of cordiality toward guests: a hospitable act.

  3. Having an open mind; receptive: hospitable to new ideas.

  4. Favorable to growth and development; agreeable: a hospitable environment.


[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.
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Word Origin & History

hospitable 
1570, from M.Fr. hospitable, from L. hospitari "be a guest," from hospes (gen. hospitis) "guest" (see host (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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