Hospitable Meaning
/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcordial and generous towards guests
adjreceptive and open-minded
Sentence Examples
Whomsoever she invites, she is quite hospitable.
The locals are very hospitable.
Algerians are friendly, hospitable and curious of outsiders.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ family offered us food and a place to sleep.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local people were very ____ and made the travelers feel welcome in their village.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""And you come, brother," said Mr. Wegg, in a hospitable glow, "you come like I don't know what—exactly like it—I shouldn't know you from it—shedding a halo all around you.""
— 1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “The Golden Dustman Falls into Worse Company”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, 3rd book (A Long Lane), page 45:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ family offered us food and a place to sleep.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local people were very ____ and made the travelers feel welcome in their village.