welcomings
Hospitable arrival ceremonies
Welcomings are acts or instances of receiving someone with hospitality or greeting them warmly.
The word is the plural of the noun form of welcoming: The hotel's welcomings of new guests included champagne and flowers.
Rare outside formal or literary contexts, where welcomes or receptions typically serves the same purpose.
People received hospitably
- hostsThose who entertain guests
- arrivalsThose who come
- doorwaysFramed openings for passage
- thresholdsEntry boundaries or limits
embraces · handshakes · smiles · warmth · invitations · entrances · foyers · lobbies
Consent to receive
- belongingState of fitting in
- inclusionBeing made part
- warmthHeat you feel
- opennessQuality of being accessible
embrace · affirmation · recognition · validation · appreciation · acknowledgment · reassurance · comfort
Expressions upon meeting
- receptionsEvents welcoming guests
- salutationsFormal words of welcome
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- arrivalsThose who come
processions · delegations · dignitaries · fanfare · hospitality · formalities · protocols · officials
Hawaiian multipurpose greeting
- namasteRespectful Indian greeting
- salaamRespectful Eastern bow
- shalomHebrew word for peace
- leiFlower necklace
garlands · tilak · bread and salt · flower petals · incense · bowing · prostrations · embrace
guests
People received hospitably
thresholds · embraces · handshakes · smiles · warmth · invitations · entrances · foyers · lobbies · greeters
acceptance
Consent to receive
openness · embrace · affirmation · recognition · validation · appreciation · acknowledgment · reassurance · comfort · kindness
greetings
Expressions upon meeting
- receptionsEvents welcoming guests
- salutationsFormal words of welcome
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
arrivals · processions · delegations · dignitaries · fanfare · hospitality · formalities · protocols · officials · embassies
aloha
Hawaiian multipurpose greeting
lei · garlands · tilak · bread and salt · flower petals · incense · bowing · prostrations · embrace · cheek kisses
welcomingsfarewells
Departure expressions
goodbyes · send-offs · leave-takings · partings · sendoffs
welcomingsrejections
Formal refusals given
rebuffs · cold shoulders · exclusions · shunnings · dismissals
- welcoming ceremonyFormal event greeting arrivals