welcoming
adjective
[ ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ]
• behaving in a polite or friendly way to a guest or new arrival.
• "the cast and crew were very welcoming"
welcome
verb
• greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way.
• "hotels should welcome guests in their own language"
Similar:
greet,
say hello to,
salute,
bid someone welcome,
play host/hostess to,
show hospitality to,
receive,
meet,
embrace,
receive with open arms,
roll out the red carpet for,
fete,
usher in,
Origin:
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 .
