hospitable
adjective
hos·pi·ta·ble
hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 
ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
1
a
: given to generous and cordial reception of guests
a kind, hospitable people
They are hospitable … : give a guest everything, and leave him free to do as he likes.—
Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
b
: promising or suggesting generous and friendly welcome
hospitable faces
c
: offering a pleasant or sustaining environment
grows in even the least hospitable climates
2
: readily receptive : open
hospitable to new ideas
Examples of hospitable in a Sentence
The people of that country are very hospitable.
It's a hearty plant that grows in even the least hospitable climates.
elderly people moving to Florida for its hospitable climate
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Within the church, Francis shifted the pastoral practice toward a more hospitable, welcoming attitude toward those who had long felt excluded.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 2 May 2025
This genetic isolation, the authors of the study reasoned, suggested the region likely wasn’t a migration corridor that linked sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa despite the Sahara’s hospitable conditions at the time.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed — the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on — and nectar-producing plants for food can provide a hospitable stopover for migrating monarchs between August and October.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
These efforts would eventually facilitate an ecosystem more hospitable to South Asian performers.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025
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John Bacon, USA Today, 2 May 2025
This genetic isolation, the authors of the study reasoned, suggested the region likely wasn’t a migration corridor that linked sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa despite the Sahara’s hospitable conditions at the time.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed — the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on — and nectar-producing plants for food can provide a hospitable stopover for migrating monarchs between August and October.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
These efforts would eventually facilitate an ecosystem more hospitable to South Asian performers.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025
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hospitable
adjective
hos·pi·ta·ble
hä-ˈspit-ə-bəl
ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-
ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-
1
: generous and friendly in entertaining guests
2
a
: pleasant sense 2, inviting
a hospitable inn
b
: offering a pleasant or healthful environment
a hospitable climate
3
: open entry 1 sense 7
hospitable to new ideas
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