as in generosity
friendly or courteous treatment of others
The couple thanked their host for his hospitality.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hospitality
Almost all of those tickets are being made available exclusively to season ticket holders, with a small number of hospitality packages also offered.
—
Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson comes from agriculture, hospitality, and real estate.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
What To Know According to Tuesday's report, the largest downward revisions were in leisure and hospitality (-176,000), followed by professional and business services (-158,000), retail trade (-126,200) and wholesale trade (-110,300).
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The largest markdowns came in leisure and hospitality (-176,000), professional and business services (-158,000) and retail trade (-126,200).
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospitality
Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson comes from agriculture, hospitality, and real estate.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
What To Know According to Tuesday's report, the largest downward revisions were in leisure and hospitality (-176,000), followed by professional and business services (-158,000), retail trade (-126,200) and wholesale trade (-110,300).
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The largest markdowns came in leisure and hospitality (-176,000), professional and business services (-158,000) and retail trade (-126,200).
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospitality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitality
Noun
-
Through these tactics, Iftiu is trying to pay forward the generosity he's received within the system.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
-
Alongside framing a poetics of wonder and wander, the writings across this trinity of works give us glimpses into how the world taught Oliver to love, a generosity revealed in what has sometimes been seen as lack.—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Having a solid structure in place can allow kindness to thrive without compromising the performance of your team or operations.—
Roxana Diaconu,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Your loving kindness stays with me.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
-
Next year, this historic eatery celebrates 80 years of serving tasty, homestyle fare with neighborly friendliness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
-
One of the institute’s medical personnel, Farah (Kate Dickie), greets them with the kind of clinical cordiality that undercuts its outwardly soothing welcome with unnerving detachment.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hospitality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitality. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share