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
Euphranor	-	Ancient Greek
Steven	STEEV-ən (English), STAY-vən (Dutch)	English, Dutch
River	RIV-ər	English (Modern)
Symeonu	-	Old Church Slavic
Amenemhet	ah-mə-NEM-het (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Eutychus	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin