hospitality

Everyday

1. Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers. tree →
2. Food, drink and entertainment given to guests. tree →
3. The business of hotels, restaurants and cafés, called the hospitality industry. tree →

In the lessons

In ethics and church life, hospitality — welcoming strangers — is an important value; the Bible tells of Abraham welcoming three visitors. In adult life «hospitality» is a type of job. Phrases: show hospitality, warm hospitality, thank you for your hospitality, hospitality industry.

Examples

• Thank you for your kind hospitality; we loved staying with you. tree →
• The village was famous for its hospitality to travellers. tree →
• The Bible teaches Christians to show hospitality to strangers. tree →
• My cousin works in hospitality at a big hotel. tree →
• The family's hospitality made us feel at home. tree →
• The team enjoyed the hospitality of the other school after the match. tree →
• He had grown fat upon the badger's hospitality. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: hospitable (welcoming); opposite: inhospitable (unwelcoming, also of harsh places like deserts). Related to «hospital» and «host» in origin.