Hostile vs Hostel - What's the difference?
hostile | hostel |
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel
(not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food
(obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
As nouns the difference between hostile and hostel
is that hostile is an enemy while hostel is a commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.As an adjective hostile
is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.hostile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
Synonyms
* antagonistic * hatefulAntonyms
* friendlyAnagrams
* * ----hostel
English
Noun
(wikipedia hostel) (en noun)- (Holinshed)