hospit-, hosp-, host-
(Latin: guest, host)
hospice
hospitable (adjective), more hospitable, most hospitable
Generous and cordial or affectionate towards other people: Nadine was a very hospitable hostess and always welcomed all of her guests warmly and made them feel at home.
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hospitableness
hospitably (adverb), more hospitably, most hospitably
Pertaining to how a person welcomes someone, or is welcomed, in a friendly and generous way: Lisa, the exchange student from Germany, was hospitably received into her new family.
hospital
hospitaler
hospitality
hospiticide
One who kills his guest or host.
host
hostel
hostelry
hostler
hotel
inhospitable (adjective), more inhospitable, most inhospitable
1. Not subject to being friendly or welcoming: Tamara thought that the people in Germany would be inhospitable and unsocial, but after living there for one year, she found it to be quite the opposite!
2. Not disposed to providing shelter; forbidding: The desert was quite barren, very not, and inhospitable, so the Lawsons decided to continue their trip to find a more favorable camping ground.
2. Not disposed to providing shelter; forbidding: The desert was quite barren, very not, and inhospitable, so the Lawsons decided to continue their trip to find a more favorable camping ground.
inhospitableness
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