welcoming

English

Etymology 1

From welcome +‎ -ing.

Adjective

welcoming (comparative more welcoming, superlative most welcoming)

1. hospitable, accessible and cordial.

Derived terms

• welcomingly
• welcomingness

Translations

hospitable

• Asturian: acoyedor
• Bengali: আতিথেয় (bn) (atitheẏo)
• Catalan: acollidor (ca)
• French: accueillant (fr)
• Galician: acolledor (gl), gasalleiro
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gastigōþs)
• Italian: accogliente (it)
• Portuguese: acolhedor (pt)
• Romanian: primitor (ro)
• Spanish: acogedor (es)
• Swedish: välkomnande (sv)

Etymology 2

From Middle English welcomyng, equivalent to welcome +‎ -ing.

Verb

welcoming

1. present participle and gerund of welcome

Etymology 3

From Middle English welcominge, welcomyng, equivalent to welcome +‎ -ing.

Noun

welcoming (plural welcomings)

1. An act of giving welcome.