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hos·pice noun 1 : a lodging for travelers or for young persons or the underprivileged

2 : a facility or program for caring for dying persons

Synonyms

hotel, inn, lodge, public house, tavern—more at HOTEL

hos·pi·ta·ble adjective 1 : given to generous and cordial reception of guests

2 : readily receptive

— hos·pi·ta·bly adverb

Synonyms

affable, cordial, genial, gracious, sociable—more at GRACIOUS

hos·pi·tal noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. ML hospitale hospice, guest house, fr. neut. of L hospitalis of a guest, fr. hospit-, hospes guest, host]

: an institution where the sick or injured receive medical or surgical care

hos·pi·tal·ise British variant of HOSPITALIZE

hos·pi·tal·i·ty noun, plural -ties : hospitable treatment, reception, or disposition

hos·pi·tal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to place in a hospital as a patient

— hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion noun

1host noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF ost, fr. LL hostis, fr. L, stranger, enemy]

1 : a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war esp. on land : ARMY

2 : a very large number : MULTITUDE

Synonyms

army, crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, legion, mob, multitude, press, swarm, throng—more at CROWD

2host noun [ORIGIN: ME hoste host, guest, fr. AF, fr. L hospit-, hospes]

1 : one who receives or entertains guests

2 : an animal or plant on or in which a parasite lives

— host verb

3host noun, often cap [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. L hostia sacrifice]

: the eucharistic bread

hos·tage noun 1 : a person kept as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement

2 : a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands

hos·tel noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. ML hospitale hospice]

1 : an establishment for the lodging and entertaining of travelers : INN

2 : a supervised lodging for youth

— hos·tel·er noun

hos·tel·ry noun, plural -ries : an establishment for the lodging and entertaining of travelers : INN, HOTEL

host·ess noun : a woman who acts as host

hos·tile adjective : marked by usu. overt antagonism : UNFRIENDLY

— hostile noun

— hos·tile·ly adverb

Synonyms

antagonistic, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic; also adverse, bellicose, belligerent, clashing, conflicting, contentious, contrary, opposed, pugnacious, quarrelsome, resisting; antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy, biased, prejudiced; discourteous, impolite, rude, surly, uncivil, unfavorable, unkind, unpleasant, unsociable; acrimonious, antipathetic, bitter, hateful, malevolent, opprobrious, rancorous, spiteful, unloving, vindictive, virulent

Antonyms

friendly, hospitable, sympathetic

hos·til·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : an unfriendly state or action

2 plural : overt acts of war

Synonyms

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, rancor—more at ENMITY

hos·tler noun : one who takes care of horses or mules

hot adjective hot·ter; hot·test 1 : marked by a high temperature or an uncomfortable degree of body heat

2 : giving a sensation of heat or of burning

3 : ARDENT, FIERY

4 : sexually excited

5 : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest : EAGER

6 : newly made or received

7 : PUNGENT

8 : unusually lucky or favorable <~ dice>

9 : recently and illegally obtained <~ jewels>

10 : currently popular or in demand

11 : marked by extreme force or sudden intense activity : VIOLENT

— hot adverb

— hot·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] broiling, burning, fiery, red-hot, scorching, sultry, torrid; also blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling; heated, warmed; snug, warm; feverish, flushed, inflamed; muggy, steamy, summery, tropical

Antonyms

arctic, chill, chilled, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, iced, icy

[5] agog, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, eager, enthusiastic, gung ho, hungry, keen, nuts, raring, solicitous, thirsty, voracious—more at EAGER

[6] contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, red-hot, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-date—more at MODERN

[10] fashionable, in, modish, popular, vogue