inhospitable

English

Etymology

From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ hospitable.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/

Adjective

inhospitable (comparative more inhospitable, superlative most inhospitable)

(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from 16th c.]
(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

inhospitability
inhospitableness
inhospitably

Translations

Not offering shelter

Bulgarian: негостоприемен (bg) (negostopriemen)
Catalan: inhòspit (ca)
Dutch: onherbergzaam (nl)
French: inhospitalier (fr)
Galician: inhóspito
Irish: ainfhial, danartha, dofháilteach, doicheallach, dothíosach
Latin: inhospitālis
Malagasy: tsy azo hiainana
Manx: neuoastagh, anoltagh, neuaaghtagh, neuchuirree
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ugjestmild

Nynorsk: ugjestmild
Old English: uncumlīþe, unġiestlīþe
Polish: niegościnny (pl)
Portuguese: inóspito (pt) m
Russian: негостеприимный (ru) (negostepriimnyj)
Spanish: inhóspito (es)
Swedish: ogästvänlig (sv)

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