guestfriendliness

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Etymology

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From a compound of guest +‎ friendliness, or a derivative of guestfriendly.

Noun

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guestfriendliness (uncountable)

  1. (nonce word) hospitality
    • 1931, James Joyce, “To Mrs Herbert Gorman Who Complained That Her Visitors Kept Late Hours”, in The Complete Poetry of James Joyce, published 2016:
      Guestfriendliness to callers Is your surest thief of time They're so much at holmes when with you They don't dream of gugging heim.