All 4 Uses of
hospitable
in
War and Peace
- To him the Club entrusted the arrangement of the festival in honor of Bagration, for few men knew so well how to arrange a feast on an open-handed, hospitable scale, and still fewer men would be so well able and willing to make up out of their own resources what might be needed for the success of the fete.†
Chpt 4
- The Rostovs lived in the same hospitable way in Petersburg as in Moscow, and the most diverse people met at their suppers.†
Chpt 6 *
- With hospitable dignity and cordiality in her glance and in every motion, she looked at the visitors and, with a pleasant smile, bowed respectfully.†
Chpt 7
- That winter the Karagins' house was the most agreeable and hospitable in Moscow.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(hospitable) welcomingin various senses, including:
- inclined to treat guests well -- as in "She is good-natured and hospitable."
- favorable to life and growth -- as in "The climate is hospitable to roses."
- open to new ideas or change -- as in "The organization is hospitable to new ideas."