English

Etymology

< French hospitalité < Latin hospitalitas (“‘hospitality’”) < hospitalis (“‘hospitable’”); see hospital as adjective.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hospitality (plural hospitalities)

1. The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests

   Please thank our hosts for their hospitality during the week that we stayed.

Related terms

• host
• hospital
• hospitable

Translations

External links

• “hospitality” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• "hospitality" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.