"xenial" meaning in English

See xenial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈziːnɪəl/, /ˈziːnjəl/ Audio: en-us-xenial.ogg Forms: more xenial [comparative], most xenial [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitality; relations of hospitality between states or between a person and a state; the status of an alien, i.e., not a citizen”), equivalent to xenia + -al. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ξενία||hospitality; relations of hospitality between states or between a person and a state; the status of an alien, i.e., not a citizen}} Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitality; relations of hospitality between states or between a person and a state; the status of an alien, i.e., not a citizen”), {{suf|en|xenia|al}} xenia + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} xenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial), {{tlb|en|uncommon}} (uncommon)
  1. Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Tags: uncommon Translations (hospitable): qonaqpərvər (Azerbaijani), pohostinný (Czech), vieraanvarainen (Finnish), accueillant (French), hospitalier (French), gościnny [masculine] (Polish), гостеприи́мный (gostepriímnyj) (Russian), acogedor (Spanish), hospitalario (Spanish), cobijador (Spanish)
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  2. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-xenial-en-adj-NAYMtmzG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: xenophobia
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