Welcoming
Meaning of Welcoming
- behaving in a polite or friendly way to a guest or new arrival.
the cast and crew were very welcoming
a welcoming smile
- greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way.
hotels should welcome guests in their own language
Old English wilcuma ‘a person whose coming is pleasing’, wilcumian (verb), from wil- ‘desire, pleasure’ + cuman ‘come’. The first element was later changed to wel- ‘well’, influenced by Old French bien venu or Old Norse velkominn .
Information about Welcoming
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Hyphenation of Welcoming
Wel-com-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- Welcoming is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Welcoming synonyms
Meaning give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone):
Meaning greet:
Meaning greet or welcome (a visitor) formally:
Meaning arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone):
Meaning accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically:
Welcoming antonyms
Meaning persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution:
Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:
Words that rhyme with Welcoming
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