Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hospitable

/hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: hos-pit-a-ble
IPA: /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

cordial and generous towards guests

adj

receptive and open-minded

adj

adj

favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.

Example Sentences

"hospitable family"
""And you come, brother," said Mr. Wegg, in a hospitable glow, "you come like I don't know what—exactly like it—I shouldn't know you from it—shedding a halo all around you.""

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: hospitable, hospitare

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/
British English: /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/

Inflected Forms

more hospitable (comparative) most hospitable (superlative)

Derived Forms

hospitableness hospitably unhospitable

Synonyms

guestfriendly habitable inhabitable livable tenantable

Antonyms

uninhabitable

Rhymes With

transmittable

Questions

How do you pronounce hospitable?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/.
What does hospitable mean?: cordial and generous towards guests
Where does hospitable come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce hospitable

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