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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGastfreundlichkeit
Native Script:Ungastlichkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t/
"Die Ungastlichkeit der Region machte die Reise sehr beschwerlich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being unfriendly, unwelcoming, or failing to provide a pleasant and accommodating environment for guests.
"The travelers were shocked by the cold inhospitability of the village innkeeper." - 2
The harshness or barrenness of a region, making it difficult or impossible to live in.
"They had to endure the extreme inhospitability of the desert climate."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin inhospitabilitas, combining the prefix in- (meaning 'not') with hospitabilis (hospitable), tracing back to the root hospes ('host' or 'guest'). Over time, the term evolved from describing a lack of physical shelter or comfort to encompassing a hostile or unfriendly reception toward visitors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inhospitability" is said worldwide
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inhospitalité
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.ɔs.pi.ta.bi.li.te/
"Son accueil a révélé une profonde inhospitalité."
Gastfreundlichkeit
Transliteration: /ɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Script: Ungastlichkeit
"Die Ungastlichkeit der Region machte die Reise sehr beschwerlich."
inospitalità
Transliteration: /i.no.spi.ta.liˈta/
"Fummo sorpresi dalla totale inospitalità della gente del posto."
inhospitalidad
Transliteration: /in.os.pi.ta.liˈdad/
"La inhospitalidad del clima dificultaba la supervivencia."
inhospitalidade
Transliteration: /ĩ.jus.pi.ta.liˈda.dʒi/
"Ficamos descontentes com a inospitalidade do gerente."
आतिथ्यहीनता
Transliteration: aatithyahinata
"मेजबान की आतिथ्यहीनता ने हमें आहत किया।"
冷淡
Transliteration: lěngdàn
"当地人的冷淡让游客感到很不舒服。"
불친절
Transliteration: bulchinjeol
"그 호텔 직원의 불친절은 잊을 수가 없다."
不親切
Transliteration: fushinsetsu
"彼の不親切な態度は旅行者を落胆させた。"
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