exception vs welcome

exception

noun
  • An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against. 

  • An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred. 

  • An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part. 

  • The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. 

  • That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included. 

welcome

adj
  • Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company. 

  • Producing gladness. 

  • Free to have or enjoy gratuitously. 

intj
  • Greeting given upon someone's arrival. 

noun
  • The utterance of such a greeting. 

  • The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception. 

  • Kind reception of a guest or newcomer. 

  • The state of being a welcome guest. 

verb
  • To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!". 

  • To accept something willingly or gladly. 

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