Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hospitability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hos-pitabil-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being hospitable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

By surface analysis, hospitable + -ity.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

hospitality

Antonyms

inhospitability inhospitableness

Questions

What does hospitability mean?: The quality of being hospitable.
Where does hospitability come from?: By surface analysis, hospitable + -ity.

How to pronounce hospitability

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