xenial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners.
  2. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.

Pronunciation

/ˈziːnɪəl/ /ˈziːnjəl/ en-us-xenial.ogg

Word forms

xenial more xenial most xenial

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitality; relations of hospitality between states or between a person and a state; the status of an alien, i.e., not a citizen”), equivalent to xenia + -al.

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