say it: HAH-spit-uh-buhl
hospitable is an adjective meaning "favorable to life and growth". It carries 3 recorded senses.
favorable to life and growth
“soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth”
“a hospitable environment”
disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
“a good-natured and hospitable man”
“a hospitable act”
“hospitable invitations”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hospitable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.