hospitable

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/, /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/ Hyphenation: hos‧pit‧a‧ble === Adjective === hospitable (comparative more hospitable, superlative most hospitable) cordial and generous towards guests Synonym: guestfriendly receptive and open-minded favorable favorable for life; livable; suitable for life. ==== Synonyms ==== habitable inhabitable livable tenantable ==== Antonyms ==== uninhabitable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====