hospitality

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, [ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ɾi], /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/, [ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ɪ.ɾi] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, [ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ə.ɾi], /ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/, [ˌhɒs.spɪˈtæl.ɪ.ɾi] (Ireland) IPA(key): /hɑs.pəˈt̞al.ə.t̞i/ (Dublin) IPA(key): /häs.pəˈʔæl.ə.ʔi/, /häs.pəˈhæl.ə.ʔi/ Rhymes: -ælɪti === Noun === hospitality (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalities) The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. Synonym: guestfriendship Antonym: inhospitality (business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises. The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== host hospital hospitable ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hospitality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hospitality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. hospitality in MacMillan Dictionary (Macmillan Education Limited 2009–2020)