- inhospitableness
- noun see inhospitable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
inhospitableness
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inhospitableness — inhospitable ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in. 2) unwelcoming. DERIVATIVES inhospitableness noun inhospitably adverb inhospitality noun … English terms dictionary
Inhospitableness — Inhospitable In*hos pi*ta*ble, a. [Pref. in not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people. [1913 Webster] Have you no touch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhospitableness — See inhospitable. * * * … Universalium
inhospitableness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of cordiality and hospitableness: inhos pitality, ungraciousness, unreceptiveness, unwelcome, unwelcomeness. See LIKE … English dictionary for students
inhospitableness — in·hospitableness … English syllables
inhospitableness — noun 1. the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth • Derivationally related forms: ↑inhospitable • Hypernyms: ↑environmental condition 2. having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition… … Useful english dictionary
inhospitable — inhospitableness, n. inhospitably, adv. /in hos pi teuh beuhl, in ho spit euh beuhl/, adj. 1. not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly. 2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable… … Universalium
Inhospitality — In*hos pi*tal i*ty, n. [L. inhospitalitas: cf. F. inhospitalit[ e]. See {In } not, and {Hospitality}.] The quality or state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness; lack of hospitality. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhospitable — adjective Date: circa 1570 1. not showing hospitality ; not friendly or receptive 2. providing no shelter or sustenance < an inhospitable environment > • inhospitableness noun • inhospitably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
inhospitably — See inhospitableness. * * * … Universalium
