hospitable

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective favorable to life and growth
  2. adjective disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
  3. adjective having an open mind

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).

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