convivial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /kənˈvɪv.i.əl/
Etymology
Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + vīvō (“to live”).
Meanings
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Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity
My grandpa was famously convivial.
I spent many a convivial evening at the club.
I put the chief of police behind the bar, instructed him in his duties, and we four convivial spirits sprawled along the counter drinking ale and telling yarns till cockcrow.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 175:While the central focus of their lives was the work they did in solitude, they clearly enjoyed being with others who are on the same frequency. They were a convivial society of loners.
2015, Steve Silberman, “Introduction”, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York: Avery, →ISBN, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more convivial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most convivial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
convivialist · convivialize · nonconvivial
Relateds
conviviality · convive · convivially
Synonyms
festive · gay · jovial · merry · social
Translations (14)
bg празничен (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · cs přátelský (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · pl biesiadny (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · cs uvolněný (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · mk ве́сел (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · cs stolní (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · mk друже́љубив (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · mk дру́штвен (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · nl gezellig (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · cs veselý (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · bg весел (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · cs družný (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · cs společenský (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment) · mk пра́зничен (Having elements of a feast or of entertainment)