hospitable
[adjective]
Synonyms: welcoming, cordial, friendly, generous, gracious, kind, liberal, sociable

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Antonyms: inhospitable

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English Thesaurus: friendly, warm, nice, amiable, welcoming, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hos‧pi‧ta‧ble /ˈhɒspɪtəbəl, hɒˈspɪ- $ hɑːˈspɪ-, ˈhɑːspɪ-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: hospiter 'to receive a guest', from Latin hospes; ⇒ host¹]

1. friendly, welcoming, and generous to visitors Antonym : inhospitable:
The local people were very kind and hospitable.

2. used for describing an environment in which things can grow Antonym : inhospitable:
The Sahara is one of the world’s least hospitable regions.
—hospitably adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them:
a friendly smile
The local people are very friendly.
warm [usually before noun] friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortable:
He was such a warm caring person and everyone loved him.
We received a very warm welcome.
nice especially spoken friendly and kind:
Chris is a nice guy. I’m sure you’ll get on with him.
He wasn’t very nice to the other children.
amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ formal friendly and easy to like:
Tom was an amiable young man.
welcoming friendly to someone who has just arrived somewhere:
a welcoming smile
The group are very welcoming to new members.
hospitable friendly and eager to make visitors comfortable:
I found Japanese people to be very hospitable.
genial formal behaving in a cheerful and friendly way:
a genial host
She was in a genial mood.
cordial formal friendly and polite but formal:
The two nations have always maintained cordial relations.
approachable friendly and easy to talk to – used especially about people in important positions:
The head teacher is very approachable.

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