hospitable
Open to visitors
Hospitable describes a generous and welcoming attitude toward guests or strangers.
A hospitable host makes visitors feel comfortable and well-cared-for: They were incredibly hospitable, insisting we stay for dinner.
The word extends to environments that support life or activity: The climate isn't hospitable to citrus trees.
A hospitable atmosphere encourages openness: The university proved hospitable to new ideas.
Inclined toward approval
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- enablingMaking something feasible
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- advantageousProviding benefit or gain
beneficial · propitious · nurturing · fostering · receptive · fertile · amenable · suitable
Expression of welcome
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- embraceHold closely in arms
- warmthHeat you feel
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
cordiality · graciousness · sociability · approachability · affability · geniality · neighborliness · inclusiveness
Warm and snug
- homeyPleasantly informal and warm
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- restfulPeaceful and calming
- relaxingBecoming less tense
soothing · peaceful · tranquil · nurturing · safe · secure · sheltering · homelike
Cheerfully celebratory
- jovialCheerful and friendly
- merryCheerful and lively
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
- sociableInclined toward companionship
gregarious · companionable · camaraderie · fellowship · bonhomie · gaiety · merriment · conviviality
Transferring to another
- sharingDividing among others
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- openhandednessLiberal giving disposition
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
bounty · largesse · munificence · benevolence · selflessness · abundance · plenty · graciousness
favorable
Inclined toward approval
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- enablingMaking something feasible
- accommodatingWilling to help others
advantageous · beneficial · propitious · nurturing · fostering · receptive · fertile · amenable · suitable · welcoming
greeting
Expression of welcome
friendliness · cordiality · graciousness · sociability · approachability · affability · geniality · neighborliness · inclusiveness · accessibility
cozy
Warm and snug
relaxing · soothing · peaceful · tranquil · nurturing · safe · secure · sheltering · homelike · domestic
festive
Cheerfully celebratory
sociable · gregarious · companionable · camaraderie · fellowship · bonhomie · gaiety · merriment · conviviality · gathering
giving
Transferring to another
- sharingDividing among others
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- openhandednessLiberal giving disposition
magnanimity · bounty · largesse · munificence · benevolence · selflessness · abundance · plenty · graciousness · charitableness
- neighborlinessfriendly, helpful, considerate, kind, welcoming
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- kind traitskind, caring, compassionate, nurturing, tender
- positive traitskindness, honesty, patience, generosity, compassion
- homespunfolksy, homey, rustic, down-to-earth, homestyle
- housing qualitieshabitable, comfortable, cozy, safe, spacious
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Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
unwelcoming · hostile · unfriendly · ungracious · unhospitable
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Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
uninhabitable · hostile · barren · harsh · forbidding