hospitality
English
Etymology
From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospitālitās (“hospitality”), from hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɑs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
hospitality (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalities)
- The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests.
- Please thank our hosts for their hospitality during the week that we stayed.
- (business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.
- After graduating from college, she found a job in hospitality.
Synonyms
- guestfriendship
- guestfriendliness
Derived terms
- corporate hospitality
Related terms
Translations
act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests
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business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service
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Further reading
- hospitality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hospitality in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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