convivial

[ kuhn-viv-ee-uhl ]

/ kənˈvɪv i əl /

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adjective

friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.

fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial.

of or befitting a feast; festive.

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Origin of convivial

1660–70; < Late Latin convīviālis festal, equivalent to Latin convīvi(um) feast (convīv(ere) to live together, dine together (con- con- + vīvere to live) + -ium -ium) + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR convivial

1. sociable, companionable, genial.

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con·viv·i·al·ist, nouncon·viv·i·al·i·ty, nouncon·viv·i·al·ly, adverbnon·con·viv·i·al, adjective

non·con·viv·i·al·ly, adverbnon·con·viv·i·al·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for convivial

Convivial by nature, he not doubt joined in when others were celebrating, allowing his boisterous high spirits free rein.
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This convivial mask he wears, along with his omnipresent flask, is obscuring a deep hurt stemming from his father.
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He said he and other winemakers produce pot wine in small quantities, to be shared in “convivial moments with like-minded people.”
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Races, revels, and bull-fights in Monterey celebrated the convivial departure of Fernandez.
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Burns meanwhile enjoying himself at the house of some jovial farmer or convivial laird.
Robert Burns|Principal Shairp.
Touch-the-button-Nell was singing a comic ditty of a convivial order.
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He put his hands back of his head and tried to tell himself how sick he was of teas and club receptions and convivial old grads.
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Tradition said that it had been a rendezvous for convivial spirits for ages that had gone.
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British Dictionary definitions for convivial

convivial

/ (kənˈvɪvɪəl) /

adjective

sociable; jovial or festivea convivial atmosphere

Derived Formsconvivialist, nounconviviality, nounconvivially, adverb

Word Origin for convivial

C17: from Late Latin convīviālis pertaining to a feast, from Latin convīvium, a living together, banquet, from vīvere to live

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Word Origin and History for convivial

convivial

adj.

1660s, "pertaining to a feast," from Late Latin convivialis, from Latin convivium "a feast," from convivere "to carouse together," from com- "together" (see com-) + vivere "to live" (see vital). Meaning "sociable" is from 18c. Related: Conviviality.

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