Meanings
- uncountableThe quality of being hospitable.
Indeed, astronomers look for similar configurations — a giant outer planet with room for smaller planets in closer to the home stars — in other planetary systems as an indication of their hospitableness to life.
2009 July 26, Dennis Overbye, “Jupiter: Our Cosmic Protector?”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhaving a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Danish gæstfrihed
- gæstfrihedquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
Dutch gastvrijheid
- gastvrijheidquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
German Gastfreundlichkeit, Gastfreundschaft
- Gastfreundlichkeitquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
- Gastfreundschaftquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
- Gastlichkeitquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
Latvian viesmīlība, viesmīlīgums
- viesmīlībaquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
- viesmīlīgumsquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
Polish gościnność
- gościnnośćquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
Swedish gästfrihet
- gästfrihetquality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
Ukrainian гости́нність
- гости́нність (hostýnnistʹ)quality of being hospitable — see also hospitality
Cite this entry
hospitableness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitableness
“hospitableness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitableness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospitableness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitableness.
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