Meaning

4 senses
  1. Cordial and generous towards guests

    hospitable family

    gastfreundlich, gastfrei

    гостеприи́мныйgostepriímnyj, раду́шныйradúšnyj

    гости́ннийhostýnnyj

  2. Receptive and open-minded

    откры́тыйotkrýtyj, непредвзя́тыйnepredvzjátyj, непредубеждённыйnepredubeždjónnyj

    сприйнятливийspryynyatlyvyy

    having an open mind

  3. Favorable

    favorable to life and growth

  4. Favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.

Examples

26 sentences
  1. People here are very hospitable.

    Люди тут дуже гостинні.

    ruЛюди здесь очень гостеприимны.

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  2. People are very hospitable here.

    Люди тут дуже гостинні.

    ruЛюди здесь очень гостеприимны.

    deDie Menschen sind hier sehr gastfreundlich.

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  3. You aren't very hospitable.

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  4. I was just being hospitable.

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  5. Lithuania is a hospitable country.

    Литва - гостинна країна.

    ruЛитва - гостеприимная страна.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
cordial and generous towards guests:
receptive and open-minded:
Русский
By meaning 2
cordial and generous towards guests:
receptive and open-minded:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cordial and generous towards guests:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the s

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

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Forms

more hospitable, most hospitable
Comparativemore hospitable Lesson
Superlativemost hospitable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hospitable — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto