Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.

    Please thank our hosts for their hospitality during the week that we stayed.

    Gastfreundlichkeit, Gastfreundschaft, Gastlichkeit

    гостеприи́мствоgostepriímstvo, раду́шиеradúšije, хлебосо́льствоxlebosólʹstvo

    гости́нністьhostýnnistʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

    After graduating from college, she found a job in hospitality.

    Gastgewerbe

    обслу́живаниеobslúživanije, гости́ничный би́знесgostíničnyj bíznɛs, хоспита́литиxospitáliti

    обслуго́вуванняobsluhóvuvannja

  3. (countable, uncountable)The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host.

More definitions
  • kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

Examples

70 sentences
  1. Thank you very much for your hospitality.

    Дуже вам дякую за гостинність.

    ruСпасибо вам большое за ваше гостеприимство.

    deVielen Dank für Ihre Gastfreundschaft.

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  2. Thank you very much for your hospitality today.

    Дякую вам за вашу гостинність сьогодні.

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  3. I appreciate the hospitality.

    Дякую вам за гостинність.

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  4. Thank you for your hospitality.

    Дякуємо вам за гостинність.

    ruСпасибо вам за гостеприимство.

    deDanke für eure Gastfreundschaft.

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  5. Thanks for your hospitality.

    Дякуємо тобі за гостинність.

    ruСпасибо тебе за гостеприимство.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests:
business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service:
Русский
By meaning 2
act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests:
business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests:
business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service:

Origin

From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité),

From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospitālitās (“hospitality”), from hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English cumlīþnes (literally “guest gentleness”).

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Forms

plural: hospitalities
Singularhospitality
Pluralhospitalities

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
guestfriendship
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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