inhospitableness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

inhospitableness
    n 1: the environmental condition in a region that lacks a
         favorable climate or terrain for life or growth
    2: having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition [ant:
       {hospitableness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable:
   cf. L. inhospitalis.]
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   1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to
      strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.
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            Have you no touch of pity, that the poor
            Stand starved at your inhospitable door? --Cowper.
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   2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak;
      cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." --Blair. --
      {In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*hos"pi*ta*bly}, adv.
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