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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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