"welcoming" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From welcome + -ing.",
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      "form": "more welcoming",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "word": "welcomingly"
        },
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          "word": "welcomingness"
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        "hospitable, accessible and cordial."
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          "hospitable"
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          "accessible",
          "accessible"
        ],
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          "cordial",
          "cordial"
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      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "acoyedor"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "atitheẏo",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "আতিথেয়"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "acollidor"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "accueillant"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "acolledor"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "gasalleiro"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "gastigōþs",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "accogliente"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "acolhedor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "primitor"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "acogedor"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "hospitable",
          "word": "välkomnande"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "welcoming"
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      "expansion": "Middle English welcominge",
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        "An act of giving welcome."
      ],
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  "word": "welcoming"
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        "hospitable, accessible and cordial."
      ],
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "acoyedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "atitheẏo",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "আতিথেয়"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "acollidor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "accueillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "acolledor"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "gasalleiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gastigōþs",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "accogliente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "acolhedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "primitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "acogedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hospitable",
      "word": "välkomnande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "welcoming"
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