welcoming

welcoming

English

Etymology 1

From welcome +‎ -ing.

Adjective

welcoming (comparative more welcoming, superlative most welcoming)

1. hospitable, accessible and cordial.

Derived terms

• welcomingly
• welcomingness

Translations

hospitable

Asturian: acoyedor Catalan: acollidor French: accueillant (fr) Galician: acolledor (gl) Italian: accogliente (it)

Portuguese: acolhedor (pt) Romanian: primitor (ro) Spanish: acogedor (es) Swedish: välkomnande (sv)

Etymology 2

From Middle English welcomyng, equivalent to welcome +‎ -ing.

Verb

welcoming

1. present participle of welcome

Etymology 3

From Middle English welcominge, welcomyng, equivalent to welcome +‎ -ing.

Noun

welcoming (plural welcomings)

1. An act of giving welcome.