Hospitality Definition

hŏspĭ-tălĭ-tē
hospitalities
noun
hospitalities
Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.
American Heritage
The act, practice, or quality of being hospitable; solicitous entertainment of guests.
Webster's New World
(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Hospitality

Noun

Singular:
hospitality
Plural:
hospitalities

Origin of Hospitality

  • From Old French hospitalite (French hospitalité), from Latin hospitalitas (“hospitality”), from hospitalis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English giest-líðnys (“guestliness”), from giest (“guest”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English hospitalite from Old French from Latin hospitālitās from hospitālis of a guest hospital

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hospitality Sentence Examples

  • The buildings devoted to hospitality were divided into three groups.

  • Amongst the Romans, private hospitality, which had existed from the earliest times, was more accurately and legally defined than amongst the Greeks.

  • The sting of his cool hospitality was quickly replaced with awe as she turned back to the room.

  • He was treated with honour and hospitality, and returned by way of Samarkand and Tabriz, to his own territory.

  • The advantages thus obtained by the guest were, the right of hospitality when travelling and, above all, the protection of his host (representing him as his patron) in a court of law.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to hospitality using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

HHOHOS

Words Ending With

YTYITY

Unscrambles

hospitality

Words Starting With H and Ending With Y

Starts With H & Ends With YStarts With HO & Ends With YStarts With H & Ends With TY

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With H11 Letter Words Ending With Y