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/in'hos pi tal"i tee, in hos'-/, n.lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.[1560-70; < L inhospitalitas. See IN-3, HOSPITALITY]
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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
inhospitality — index ostracism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inhospitality — [in΄häs pi tal′ə tē] n. lack of hospitality; inhospitable treatment … English World dictionary
inhospitality — inhospitable ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in. 2) unwelcoming. DERIVATIVES inhospitableness noun inhospitably adverb inhospitality noun … English terms dictionary
inhospitality — noun Date: circa 1576 the quality or state of being inhospitable … New Collegiate Dictionary
inhospitality — noun Lack of hospitality … Wiktionary
inhospitality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. unfriendliness, coldness, ungraciousness, unsociability; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of cordiality and hospitableness: inhospitableness, ungraciousness, unreceptiveness, unwelcome, unwelcomeness. See… … English dictionary for students
inhospitality — in·hos·pi·tal·i·ty || ‚ɪnhÉ‘spɪ tælÉ™tɪ / hÉ’s n. lack of hospitality, lack of kindness toward guests … English contemporary dictionary
inhospitality — n. Want of hospitality … New dictionary of synonyms
inhospitality — n inhospitableness, unfriendliness, coolness, coldness, aloofness, unsocialism, unsociability, unsociableness, antisociality; hostility, inimicalness, inimicality; ill disposedness, unreceptiveness, close mindedness, narrow mindedness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
