Hospitality

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hos=pi=tal=i=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

Hospitality, n. [L. hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalité.].

 The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.  [1913 Webster]
"Given to hospitality."  [1913 Webster]
"And little recks to find the way to heaven
By doing deeds of hospitality."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Hospitality, n. the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests or strangers.

Etymology

ME f. OF hospitalit{eacute} f. L hospitalitas -tatis (as HOSPITAL)

DEVIL DICTIONARY

Hospitality

n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.

THESAURUS

Hospitality

admissibility, affability, amiability, amicability, ardency, assembly-line housing, bigheartedness, billeting, bonhomie, bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, civility, clubbability, clubbishness, clubbism, commodiousness, communicativeness, companionability, compatibility, congeniality, convenience, cordiality, courteousness, courtesy, coziness, cushioniness, domiciliation, doss, easiness, easy purse strings, familiarity, fondness for society, free hand, freedom, freehandedness, freeheartedness, freeness, friendliness, generosity, generousness, geniality, givingness, graciousness, great heart, greatheartedness, gregariousness, heartiness, homelikeness, homeliness, homeyness, housing, housing bill, housing development, housing problem, intimacy, invitingness, largeheartedness, largeness, largess, liberality, liberalness, living quarters, lodging, lodgment, lower-income housing, luxuriousness, magnanimity, munificence, open hand, open heart, openhandedness, openheartedness, openness, peace, peacefulness, quartering, receptiveness, receptivity, recipience, reposefulness, restfulness, roominess, slum clearance, snugness, sociability, sociableness, social grace, sociality, softness, subdivision, tract, transient lodging, unselfishness, urban renewal, urbanity, warmheartedness, warmness, warmth, welcome

ROGET THESAURUS

Hospitality

Liberality

N liberality, generosity, munificence, bounty, bounteousness, bountifulness, hospitality, charity, liberal, free, generous, charitable, hospitable, bountiful, bounteous, handsome, unsparing, ungrudging, unselfish, open handed, free handed, full handed, open hearted, large hearted, free hearted, munificent, princely, overpaid, handsome is that handsome does.

Sociality

N sociality, sociability, sociableness, social intercourse, consociation, intercourse, intercommunity, consortship, companionship, comradeship, clubbism, esprit de corps, conviviality, good fellowship, good company, joviality, jollity, savoir vivre, festivity, festive board, merrymaking, loving cup, hospitality, heartiness, cheer, welcome, welcomeness, greeting, hearty welcome, hearty reception, warm reception, urbanity, familiarity, good fellow, jolly fellow, bon enfant, bawcock, social circle, family circle, circle of acquaintance, coterie, society, company, social gathering, social reunion, assembly, barbecue, bee, corn-husking, corn-shucking, house raising, barn raising, husking, husking-bee, infare, party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, conversazione, soiree, matin_ee, evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party, kettle, kettle drum, partie carr_ee, dish of tea, ridotto, rout, housewarming, ball, festival, smoker, smoker-party, sociable, stag party, hen party, tamasha, tea-party, tea-fight, (amusement), the feast of reason and the flow of soul, birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve party, Thanksgiving Day Dinner, bonenkai, wedding reception, visiting, round of visits, call, morning call, interview, assignation, tryst, trysting place, appointment, club, sociable, companionable, clubbable, conversable, cosy, cosey, chatty, conversational, homiletical, convivial, festive, festal, jovial, jolly, hospitable, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, f=eted, entertained, free and easy, hall fellow well met, familiar, on visiting terms, acquainted, social, neighborly, international, gregarious, en famille, in the family circle, sans fa, arm in arm, a crowd is not company, be bright and jovial among your guests tonight, his worth is warrant for his welcome, let's be red with mirth, welcome the coming speed the parting guest.