Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hospitable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hospitable \Hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. hospitable, LL.
hospitare to receive as a guest. See {Host} a landlord.]
1. Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with
kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests;
characterized by hospitality. --Shak.
2. Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to
guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites.
To where you taper cheers the vale With hospitable
ray. --Goldsmith.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hospitable
adj 1: favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable
for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment" [ant: {inhospitable}]
2: disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and
generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a
hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" [ant: {inhospitable}]
3: (`hospitable' is usually followed by `to') having an open
mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"
[syn: {open to(p)}]
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