hospitable
Friendly and welcoming to visitors.
hospitable in a sentence
- The hospitable farmer gave the lost hikers hot soup and a warm bed for the night.
- The hospitable islanders welcomed the visiting choir with tea, cakes and the warmest of smiles.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hospitable?
- Arude
- Bcold
- Chostile
- Dwelcoming
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D: welcoming. The other three mean the opposite of hospitable.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hospitable?
- Awelcoming
- Bhostile
- Ckind
- Dfriendly
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B: hostile. The other three mean nearly the same as hospitable.
Words that mean something similar
welcoming, friendly, kind
Words that mean the opposite
hostile, cold, rude
More words about character & personality
- humble: Not boasting about how good you are.
- idiosyncrasy: A strange habit or way of behaving that is special to one person.
- idol: Someone who is greatly admired or loved, often a famous person.
- imperious: Bossy and proud, expecting everyone to obey you.
- impulsive: Doing things suddenly without thinking first.
- industrious: Working hard and getting lots done.
- inept: Very clumsy or bad at doing something.
- insipid: Dull and weak, without any interesting flavour or character.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test