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Inhospitableness

Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]

  1. 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.

  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.

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inhospitableness

n. The quality of being inhospitable.

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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.