inhospitable

inhospitable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/

Etymology

From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitabilis

Adjective

inhospitable (comparative more inhospitable, superlative most inhospitable)

1. (of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly,
2. (of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.

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 Malagasy: tsy azo hiainana Manx: neuoastagh

Norwegian: Bokmål: ugjestmild Nynorsk: ugjestmild Old English: uncumlīþe, unġiestlīþe Russian: негостеприимный (ru) (negostepriimnyj) Spanish: inhóspito (es)