welcoming

W4E1L1C3O1M3I1N1G2

adjective

hospitable, accessible and cordial.

Similar
hospitable
Opposite
bleak
OriginEnglish welcome ← Middle English welcome ← Old English wilcuma →
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Meanings

welcoming1

adjectivewelcoming (comparative more welcoming, superlative most welcoming)

comparative more welcoming · superlative most welcoming

  1. hospitable, accessible and cordial.

welcoming2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of welcome

welcoming3

nounwelcoming (plural welcomings)

plural welcomings

  1. An act of giving welcome.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
bleak

adjectivevery cordial

Similar
hospitable
Also see
accessiblefriendlyhospitablepersonable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

welcoming · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*wiljaną
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémt
  5. Proto-Germanic*kwemaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*wiljakwemô
  7. Old Englishwilcuma
  8. Middle Englishwelcome
  9. Englishwelcome
  10. Englishwelcoming

From welcome + -ing.

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welcoming · verb

  1. Middle Englishwelcomyng
  2. Englishwelcoming

From Middle English welcomyng, equivalent to welcome + -ing.

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welcoming · noun

  1. Middle Englishwelcominge
  2. Englishwelcoming

From Middle English welcominge, welcomyng, equivalent to welcome + -ing.

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Translations

Bengali আতিথেয়
  • আতিথেয় (atitheẏo)hospitable
Catalan acollidor
  • acollidorhospitable
Dutch gastvrij
  • gastvrijhospitable
Finnish sydämellinen, vastaanottavainen
  • sydämellinenhospitable
  • vastaanottavainenhospitable
  • vieraanvarainenhospitable
French accueillant
  • accueillanthospitable
Italian accogliente
  • accoglientehospitable
Polish gościnny
  • gościnnyhospitable
Portuguese acolhedor
  • acolhedorhospitable
Romanian primitor
  • primitorhospitable
Russian гостеприи́мный
  • гостеприи́мный (gostepriímnyj)hospitable
Spanish acogedor, bienvenida
  • acogedorhospitable
  • bienvenidaTranslations
  • bienvenidoTranslations
Swedish välkomnande
  • välkomnandehospitable
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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