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Hospitality

/hɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/

The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests.

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📖 Definitions of "Hospitality"

noun

1
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests.
"Please thank our hosts for their hospitality during the week that we stayed."
2
The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.
"After graduating from college, she found a job in hospitality."

🔄 Synonyms of "Hospitality"

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Word	Definition
cordial receptionnoun	kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hospitality"

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Word	Definition
cordial receptionnoun	kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
guestnoun	A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
visitornoun	Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
residentialnoun	A trip during which people temporarily live together.
homenoun	One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
housingnoun	(uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
tourismnoun	The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
accommodationnoun	(chiefly British, usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
lodgingnoun	A place to live or lodge.
homestaynoun	A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
shelternoun	(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
hostnoun	One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
guesthousenoun	A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.
drop-innoun	One who casually drops in (visits unannounced or without appointment).
childcarenoun	(uncountable) The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
hotelnoun	An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
travelnoun	The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
seatingnoun	(uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit.
journeynoun	A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
tripnoun	A journey; an excursion or jaunt.