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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/
Audio (US): (file)

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.]
- 2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33:
  Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.

Derived terms

Translations

not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly

Catalan: inhòspit (ca)
Irish: doicheallach
Spanish: inhospitable (uncommon), inhospitalario

Not offering shelter

Bulgarian: негостоприемен (bg) (negostopriemen)
Catalan: inhòspit (ca)
Dutch: onherbergzaam (nl)
Finnish: karu (fi)
French: inhospitalier (fr)
Galician: inhóspito
Greek: αφιλόξενος (el) m (afilóxenos)
Irish: ainfhial, danartha, dofháilteach, 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), inhospitable (uncommon), inhospitalario
Swedish: ogästvänlig (sv)

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