Crossword clues for inhospitableness
inhospitableness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inhospitableness
Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]
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Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.
Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door?
--Cowper. 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.
Wiktionary
inhospitableness
n. The quality of being inhospitable.
WordNet
inhospitableness
n. an inhospitable disposition [ant: hospitableness]
Usage examples of "inhospitableness".
The inhospitableness of the globe was clearly illustrated by incredible bodies of water, thick masses of moist air.