Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hospitable \Hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. hospitable, LL.
   hospitare to receive as a guest. See {Host} a landlord.]
   1. Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with
      kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests;
      characterized by hospitality. --Shak.

   2. Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to
      guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites.

            To where you taper cheers the vale With hospitable
            ray.                                  --Goldsmith.

Source : WordNet®

hospitable
     adj 1: favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable
            for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment" [ant: {inhospitable}]
     2: disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and
        generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a
        hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" [ant: {inhospitable}]
     3: (`hospitable' is usually followed by `to') having an open
        mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"
        [syn: {open to(p)}]