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Antonyms for hospitality


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hos-pi-tal-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhɒs pɪˈtæl ɪ ti



Definition of hospitality

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of being hospitable," from Old French hospitalité, from Latin hospitalitem (nominative hospitalitas) "friendliness to guests," from hospes (genitive hospitis) "guest" (see host (n.1)).
  • noun neighborliness
Example sentences :
  • Ollantay received him with the greatest kindness and hospitality.
  • Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
  • On this occasion, our provisions were supplemented by the hospitality of the khan.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The laws of hospitality are as the laws of the Medes and Persians.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • I pitied him; I owed him hospitality; but it seemed intolerable that he should be there.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Cannot we go to them, who do not seek the hospitality of the marquis?
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Our narrow quarters limit our hospitality in quality, but not in intent.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • You have shaken him by the hand, and partaken of his hospitality.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • And who had so complimented their simple abode of hospitality?
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • The operator offered him the hospitality of the private room, but this he declined.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • I thanked him, of course, very gratefully for his hospitality.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

Synonyms for hospitality

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