Antonyms for hospitable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hos-pi-tuh-buh l, ho-spit-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, hɒˈspɪt ə bəl


Definition of hospitable

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Middle French hospitable, from Latin hospitari "be a guest," from hospes (genitive hospitis) "guest" (see host (n.1)). Related: Hospitably.
  • adj cordial
Example sentences :
  • I will not say in what country, for all countries have been hospitable to me, and I am neither a spy nor a traitress.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • And I may say, too, that they are most hospitable to the traveler, as our own experience with them exemplified.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • And so that hospitable front door of ours waited long for neighbors.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • They bought that pleasant house of ours with its hospitable front door.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • He composed his understanding, and recollected the lessons of the hospitable hermit.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • In this stanza Rhuvawn is celebrated as pious, valiant, and hospitable.
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
  • Jacob stayed and brake bread with the plain, hospitable family.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • "Come home with me, and spend the night," he said in a hospitable way.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • Her guardian was embarrassed, also, but he tried to be hospitable.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Australian colonists are the most hospitable people in the world.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

Synonyms for hospitable

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