'Inhospitable' definitions:
Definition of 'inhospitable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" [ant: hospitable]
adjective
Not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable" [ant: hospitable]
Definition of 'Inhospitable'
From: GCIDE
- Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people. [1913 Webster]
- Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door? --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." --Blair. -- {In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*hos"pi*ta*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inhospitable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- chill,
- chilly,
- closed,
- cold,
- cool,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeable,
- frosty,
- icy,
- ill,
- incompatible,
- inimical,
- strained,
- tense,
- unaffectionate,
- unamiable,
- unamicable,
- unbenign,
- unbenignant,
- uncompassionate,
- uncompassioned,
- uncordial,
- unfriendly,
- ungenial,
- ungracious,
- unharmonious,
- unhospitable,
- unkind,
- unkindly,
- unloving,
- unneighborly,
- unreceptive,
- unsociable,
- unsympathetic,
- unsympathizing