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My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
Bear Grylls

Meaning of "inhospitable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INHOSPITABLE

inhospitable  [ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INHOSPITABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inhospitable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INHOSPITABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inhospitable in the English dictionary

The definition of inhospitable in the dictionary is not hospitable; unfriendly. Other definition of inhospitable is lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INHOSPITABLE


auditable
ˈɔːdɪtəbəl
charitable
ˈtʃærɪtəbəl
debatable
dɪˈbeɪtəbəl
equitable
ˈɛkwɪtəbəl
evitable
ˈɛvɪtəbəl
habitable
ˈhæbɪtəbəl
hospitable
ˈhɒspɪtəbəl
inevitable
ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl
inflatable
ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl
inimitable
ɪˈnɪmɪtəbəl
irritable
ˈɪrɪtəbəl
marketable
ˈmɑːkɪtəbəl
precipitable
prɪˈsɪpɪtəbəl
profitable
ˈprɒfɪtəbəl
relatable
rɪˈleɪtəbəl
rotatable
rəʊˈteɪtəbəl
transitable
ˈtrænsɪtəbəl
unhospitable
ʌnˈhɒspɪtəbəl
veritable
ˈvɛrɪtəbəl
writable
ˈraɪtəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INHOSPITABLE

inhibiting
inhibition
inhibitive
inhibitor
inhibitory
inholder
inholding
inhomogeneity
inhomogeneous
inhoop
inhospitableness
inhospitably
inhospitality
inhuman
inhumane
inhumanely
inhumanities
inhumanity
inhumanly
inhumanness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INHOSPITABLE

able
acceptable
accountable
adjustable
comfortable
notable
on the table
palatable
portable
potable
printable
reputable
stable
suitable
table
timetable
unacceptable
uncomfortable
unforgettable
unstable
vegetable

Synonyms and antonyms of inhospitable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INHOSPITABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inhospitable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inhospitable

Translation of «inhospitable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INHOSPITABLE

Find out the translation of inhospitable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inhospitable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inhospitable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荒凉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inhóspito
570 millions of speakers

English

inhospitable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्गम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مضياف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

негостеприимной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inóspito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আতিথেয়তাশূন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inhospitalier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak ramah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwirtlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人を寄せ付けない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황폐 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inhospitable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரிசாகி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuk sevmez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inospitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niegościnny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

негостинній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inospitalier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφιλόξενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onherbergsame
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogästvänlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ugjestmilde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inhospitable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INHOSPITABLE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INHOSPITABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inhospitable

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5 QUOTES WITH «INHOSPITABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inhospitable.
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Sylvia Earle
For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive - and thrive. 'Harsh' to us is 'home' for them. Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
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Bear Grylls
My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
3
George F. Kennan
The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.
4
Orison Swett Marden
A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Egypt is the largest wheat importer in the world. In some part, this is due to irrigation issues and inhospitable climes. Egypt's dependence on wheat is also partially because for decades it has been cheaper to import wheat, corn, soy and barley from the U.S. than to grow it locally.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INHOSPITABLE»

Discover the use of inhospitable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inhospitable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to ...
For all of you humming "I Will Survive" while watching the political debacles gracing the evening news, when getting an earful from your Limbaugh-loving brother-in-law, or as you're ducking into the bathroom to avoid the date espousing the ...
Amanda Marcotte, 2008
2
The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme ...
Britain is an important case in this comparative study because, unlike India, it appears at first to be an inhospitable environment for the development of a rights revolution.1 The key conventionally identified conditions for a rights revolution are ...
Charles R. Epp, 1998
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Marie Ndiaye: Inhospitable Fictions
NDiayeâ__s fascination with a spectrum of outsider figures and with the multiple, often subtle practices which create and sustain social groups as bounded entities, gives rise to detailed and disquieting portrayals not of hospitality but ...
Shirley Jordan, 2014
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Designing Greenways: Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and ...
... of conditions. Although this adds to the complexity of conceptualizing the landscape, it also adds realism. Certainly there are landscapes in which the matrix may be very inhospitable to most wildlife, such as in some very urban settings.
Paul Cawood Hellmund, Daniel Smith, 2013
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The Female's Encyclopaedia of Useful and Entertaining ...
Would it sound inhospitable to deny a guest on any other cause but that noone is at home to receive the intended visit? Granted ; but then let us limit ourselves to the simple fact :— it could only sound inhospitable, it would not be any more so ...
‎1830
6
Hospitable God: The Transformative Dream
Chapter Three The Inhospitable, the Indifferent and the Faith Traditions Inevitably we soon face problematic aspects in any hospitality project. We have to relate the discussion of evil and suffering to the issue of God for us today. Nothing less ...
G. M. Newlands, Allen Permar Smith, 2010
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Uranus
AN. INHOSPITABLE. PLANET. The strongest Earth-based telescopes today, such as the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, show Uranus as a small, round, blue- green disk. It is so far from the Sun that it takes Uranus 84 years to complete one orbit ...
Josepha Sherman, 2009
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Technology and the Contested Meanings of Sustainability
REVEALING. AN. INHOSPITABLE. REALITY. INTRODUCTION I HAVE BEEN ARGUING that technology names not simply a collection of instrumentalities but also, and more fundamentally, the inherently human capacity of world-building.
Aidan Davison, 2001
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Cambrensis Eversus, Seu Potius Historica Fides in Rebus ...
MOST UNJUST ASSERTION OF GIKALDUS THAT THE IRISH WERE A INHOSPITABLE PEOPLE. [I26] Saxon Princes found refuge in Ireland.-Ireland called 8cotia, and the Irish "Scoti." [I27] Epitheta by which Beda distinguishes the British ...
John Lynch, Matthew Kelly, 1850
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The Dark Man
occupy a space between these two extremes (we are neither saints nor sinners), so the inhospitable land tends to be experienced as darkish and uncomfortable as opposed to downright adverse. Yet, even so, it is far better to enter this ...
Deborah Wells, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INHOSPITABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inhospitable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Samsung Heir Apparent Has No Time for Victory Lap - WSJ
... will be to neutralize Elliott and its founder, Paul Singer, who have developed a reputation picking outsize fights in often inhospitable markets. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Contemplating Catastrophe, Environmentalists Embrace Existentialism
... and responsible individuals inhabiting an absurd universe, on a planet rapidly becoming inhospitable to the civilization we've built upon it. «MIT Technology Review, Jul 15»
3
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is already planning his next …
... desire to do something comes from within and that planning is essential in conquering some of the planet's most inhospitable habitats. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Water Wars: From the Top of the Watershed | Gloria Duffy
... the fish from the creek in which the water level has decreased and the water temperature has increased, making it inhospitable for fish. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Looking for downtown peace, quiet | SaukValley.com
I think it makes it inhospitable. I also was told that when it first started, it was longer hours and louder. I cannot imagine it being louder. Longer ... «SaukValley.com, Jul 15»
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Opinion: Montrealers should get a say in how Viger Square is …
... park had overnight become an exceptionally isolated, distant, and inhospitable setting. Before long, it also became home to the homeless. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
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Salsa Cutthroat: The 200-Mile Test | Outside Online
The weather was just as inhospitable, as rain and sleet turned the evening hours to a wet, cold, muddy grind. The Cutthroat shined in these ... «Outside Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Citizenship bill's harmful consequences already apparent
If law is a Tardis, we are spinning towards some alien and inhospitable planet, more rapidly than you would have thought possible. Professor ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
9
Why an Opal card fare overhaul can't come soon enough
On the most wet and inhospitable Sydney day in years, Constance was telling the city that – yup – there's a good chance you'll soon have to get ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Forget Drugs, These Dogs Sniff Out a Different Kind of Evil Weed …
To keep his pups on the game even when the odds seem stacked against them—scouring hundreds of acres of inhospitable scrub where they ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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