hospitality
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
Example
“Please thank our hosts for their hospitality during the week that we stayed.”
Other meanings
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.”
The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host.
Related words
- hospo
- nonhospitality
- unhospitality
- corporate hospitality
- Southern hospitality
- hospitality box
- Irish hospitality
- hushpitality
Word history
From Latin "hospitālitās".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hospitality” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.