hospitability

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noun

The quality of being hospitable.

Opposite
inhospitabilityinhospitableness
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Meanings

nounhospitability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being hospitable.

    This hospitability to established acts is part of what makes country music unique and, these days, uniquely profitable.

    2008 February 24, Kelefa Sanneh, “A Country Music Veteran Proves He’s No Mere Hat Act”, in New York Times

    Antonyms: inhospitability, inhospitableness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being hospitable.

Opposite
inhospitabilityinhospitableness

Origin

By surface analysis, hospitable + -ity.

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Translations

Dutch herbergzaamheid
  • herbergzaamheidquality of being hospitable
Latvian viesmīlība, viesmīlīgums
  • viesmīlībaquality of being hospitable
  • viesmīlīgumsquality of being hospitable
Cite this entry
APA

hospitability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitability

MLA

“hospitability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospitability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitability.

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