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Hospitality

n.kind, joyfulwarm

What it means

Generous and considerate reception of guests, visitors, or newcomers.

Reach for it when naming the practice of welcome through attention, space, food, or protection

The shelter's hospitality began with asking each arrival what would help.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    open door

    informal availability and acceptance are meant figuratively

    not when An open door is only a symbol and can obscure safety or boundaries.

  • everyday

    welcome

    acceptance on arrival is the central idea

    not when A spoken welcome can be sincere yet offer none of hospitality's continuing care.

  • warm

    generosity

    freely sharing resources is the quality to praise

    not when Generosity may benefit strangers without personally receiving them.

  • professional

    guest care

    specific service to visitors needs a plain operational label

    not when The phrase sounds functional and lacks hospitality's human warmth.

  • professional

    hosting

    the practical activity of receiving guests is meant

    not when Hosting can be transactional and says nothing about generosity.

  • formal

    reception

    an organized greeting or event is being described

    not when Reception concerns arrival or ceremony, not the whole treatment of a guest.

  • literary

    graciousness

    courteous ease makes others comfortable

    not when Graciousness is manner and may exist without food, shelter, or inclusion.

Said against

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  • inhospitality
  • hostility
  • coldness

It naturally appears in

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  • warm hospitality

    The hikers remembered the farm's warm hospitality long after the storm.

  • offer hospitality

    Several households offered hospitality to families near the fire line.

  • tradition of hospitality

    A tradition of hospitality shapes the island's winter festivals.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.