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hospitality

hospitality

123 2.2
Friendly and generous welcome that makes guests feel at home
  • noun
  • /ˌhɑːspɪˈtæləti/
translation icon : hospitalidad
  • The hotel is known for its warm and inviting hospitality towards guests.
  • extend hospitality
  • offer hospitality
  • provide hospitality

I love hotels, I love the hospitality, I love the details.

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Examples

  • Our theme here is hospitality and welcoming the stranger.

  • Thank you for your hospitality, gentlemen.

  • However, in exchange for their hospitality, the Lord made a strange request.

  • And God, Colonel Man, who knows what kind of Southern hospitality you get there?

  • "We thank you for your hospitality," he said, "but now we must go."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I do appreciate the hospitality.

  • Well, thank you, Ellen, for the question and for the hospitality extended here.

  • It's the least I can do to honor your generous hospitality.

  • And thank you for your neighborly hospitality.

  • Mr. Chang, I think I speak for all of us, when I say your hospitality is quite remarkable and we're very grateful.

Synonyms

kindness
vshospitality
297 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

is focused on receiving and entertaining guests rather than general good deeds
welcome
vshospitality
81 1.0

A friendly greeting or being gladly received by others

is more than greeting and includes generous reception and hosting
reception
vshospitality
74 3.4

The way people react to a person, idea or action

is focused on active inviting and generous entertainment of guests
warm welcome
vshospitality
31 1.0

A friendly greeting that makes someone feel pleased and at ease

is broader, adding hosting and generous entertainment beyond greeting
friendliness
vshospitality
16 1.0

A kind and pleasant way of treating other people

is more specific, being the organized reception and generous treatment of guests
graciousness
vshospitality
6 4.1

Being kind, polite, and generous to other people

is the act of receiving and entertaining guests warmly and generously
hospitableness
vshospitality
1 6.0

Being friendly and welcoming to guests and strangers

is the more common general term for that same quality
kindliness
vshospitality
1 3.2

Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people

is about active welcome and hosting for visitors, not just general generosity
open-armed hospitality
vshospitality
3.0

A warm, friendly welcome that makes guests feel wanted

is a friendly and generous reception without the special eagerness
cordial reception
vshospitality
3.7

A warm friendly welcome that guests receive when they arrive

is both greeting and entertaining guests with generous treatment

Antonyms

147 4.7

Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone

7 3.2

Lack of warmth or friendliness in someone's behaviour

Unfriendly treatment of people who visit you

Compounds

A warm, friendly welcome that makes guests feel wanted

How Welcoming

hospitality
123 2.2
warmth
103 1.0
politeness
26 1.3
coldness
7 3.2

Surface Forms

hospitality singular
hospitalities plural

Morphology

hospitality = hospital (opaque) = hospital + ity

The word 'hospitality' is derived from 'hospital', but the meaning shift from a place of care to the act of being welcoming is not transparent.

Etymology

Hospitality comes from the old Latin word hospes, which meant 'host' or 'guest' and is the same root as English host and hospital. So, hospitality is the warm welcome and care a host gives to make guests feel at home.