hospitable
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhɑˈspɪtəbəɫ// UK //hɒspˈɪtəbəl// hos·pitable
adj. friendly and welcoming to guests. You use this to describe a person who makes you feel comfortable when you visit their home.
adj. friendly and welcoming to guests; providing a pleasant and comfortable environment for visitors.
The host was very hospitable and served us a wonderful meal.
We stayed in a small, hospitable village where the locals were eager to share stories about the area's history.
The hotel's reputation for being hospitable is built on its staff's ability to anticipate every guest's needs before they are even voiced.
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).