English Online Dictionary. What means hospitality? What does hospitality mean?
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɑs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
hospitality (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalities)
- The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
- Synonym: guestfriendship
- Antonym: inhospitality
- (business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.
- The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host.
Derived terms
Related terms
- host
- hospital
- hospitable
Translations
Further reading
- “hospitality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hospitality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- hospitality in MacMillan Dictionary (Macmillan Education Limited 2009–2020)