How to Pronounce "inhospitable"
word
ˌɪnhɑˈspɪtəbəɫ/, /ɪnˈhɑspətəbəɫ
in-hah-SPIT-uh-bul
ɪnhɒspˈɪtəbəl
in-hos-PIT-uh-bul
Definition
Describes a place or environment that is difficult or unpleasant to live in; can also refer to someone or something that is unfriendly or unwelcoming.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪnhɑˈspɪtəbəɫ/, /ɪnˈhɑspətəbəɫ
British English
ɪnhɒspˈɪtəbəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-hah-SPIT-uh-bul
UK
in-hos-PIT-uh-bul
Listen in Context
The desert is very inhospitable to most plants.
Antarctica is an inhospitable continent for people to live on.
The hotel was old and inhospitable.
Those mountains are beautiful but pretty inhospitable in winter.