reception

cool reception

An unenthusiastic, disdainful, or unfriendly welcome. My wife met me with a rather cool reception when I came home at 3 AM.

warm welcome

A hearty, hospitable reception or greeting, as in We got a very warm welcome when we finally arrived. This expression, dating from the mid-1700s, should not be confused with the similar warm reception, which from about 1700 signified a hostile welcome, as in His rivals were planning a warm reception for him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Washington	WAHSH-ing-tən	English
Peppino	-	Italian
Minke	MIN-kə	Frisian, Dutch
Shawnee	shah-NEE	English (Modern)
Uri	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
Setiawan	se-tee-AH-wahn	Indonesian