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Hospitable: meaning and example

adjective · In the sense illustrated below

Welcoming and generous toward guests.

Example sentence

“Our hospitable neighbors made room for everyone at the table.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

Putting it into words

In a compliment

“You were such a hospitable host. Everyone felt welcome, even those meeting for the first time.”

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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