hospitable
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4.1
- adjective
- /hɑːˈspɪtəbl/
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receptivo
- Hospitable teachers work with the students they actually have, not ones they might wish for.
- more hospitable
- hospitable environment
- hospitable to women
Examples
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We haven't done those things, but I think we've been hospitable, don't you?
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I want to be as hospitable and I want to be the employee that helps them be successful in their job.
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How do we make this place hospitable for tourists?
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Paris remains attractive for Americans, in spite of the fact that they consider the French less than hospitable.
Fiction book (2001) -
First, governments should maintain a hospitable investment climate, an environment that encourages and rewards initiative and risk-taking.
Academic text (1993) -
The teachers created a hospitable environment in the classroom where every student felt welcome.
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Her hospitable nature made it easy for new colleagues to settle into the team.
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The community is known for being hospitable to visitors, offering help and friendly suggestions.
Synonyms
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1.0
Willing to consider new ideas
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3.7
Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views
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3.2
Accepting of people and ideas that are different
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3.6
Willing to accept different ideas and people
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4.1
Willing to listen to and accept new ideas
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3.5
Open to different opinions and ways of life
Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them
Ready to try new ideas and adapt to change
Open to new ideas, people, or experiences
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
Antonyms
How Receptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
hospitable = hospitality (semi-transparent) = hospit + able
The adjective is built with the productive suffix '-able' on the hospit- stem; the attitudinal extension (open to ideas/people) is metaphorical but still readable from 'hospitality'.
Etymology
Hospitable comes from the Latin hospes 'guest/host' and the simple word host, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'welcoming' rather than refusing. That's why being hospitable to ideas or people means you accept them in a friendly, open way.