gæstfri

Danish

Etymology

From gæst (“guest”) +‎ fri (“free”). Compare Swedish gästfri, German gastfrei, Dutch gastvrij.

Adjective

gæstfri (neuter gæstfrit, plural and definite singular attributive gæstfrie)

1. hospitable

Usage notes

• The definite singular and plural form of this adjective can sometimes be gæstfri.
• This term cannot translate to the English guestfree, which means "without guests, free of guests," though the etymology suggests such.

Synonyms

• gæstmild (rare)
• gæstvenlig (very rare)

Antonyms

• ugæstfri
• ugæstmild (rare)

Derived terms

• gæstfrihed

References

• “gæstfri” in Den Danske Ordbog