hospitality
n. uncountablen. the friendly and generous way people welcome and look after guests or strangers. You use this to describe a warm reception at a home or a professional service in a hotel.
n. the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Often used to refer to the commercial industry providing food, drink, and accommodation.
Thank you for your wonderful hospitality this weekend.
The local people are famous for their hospitality, often inviting travelers into their homes for tea.
The region's economy relies heavily on the hospitality sector, which encompasses everything from luxury resorts to small family-run bed and breakfasts.
From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospitālitās (“hospitality”), from hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English cumlīþnes (literally “guest gentleness”).
Uncountable in its general sense; occasionally used as a modifier in compound nouns like 'hospitality industry'.