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con⋅viv⋅i⋅al
[kuh
n-viv-ee-uhl] 
–adjective
| 1. | friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere. |
| 2. | fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial. |
| 3. | of or befitting a feast; festive. |
Origin:
1660–70; < LL convīviālis festal, equiv. to L convīvi(um) feast (convīv(ere) to live together, dine together (con- con- + vīvere to live) + -ium -ium ) + -ālis -al 1
1660–70; < LL convīviālis festal, equiv. to L convīvi(um) feast (convīv(ere) to live together, dine together (con- con- + vīvere to live) + -ium -ium ) + -ālis -al 1
Related forms:
con⋅viv⋅i⋅al⋅ist, noun
con⋅viv⋅i⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
con⋅viv⋅i⋅al⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. sociable, companionable, genial.
1. sociable, companionable, genial.
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| con·viv·i·al (kən-vĭv'ē-əl) adj.
[Late Latin convīviālis, from Latin convīvium, banquet : com-, com- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] con·viv'i·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., con·viv'i·al·ly adv. |
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Convivial
Con*viv"i*al\ (?; 277), a. [From L. convivium a feast; con- + vivere to live. See Victuals, and cf. Convive.] Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial. Which feasts convivial meetings we did name. --Denham.
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Language Translation for : convivial
Spanish:
sociable, jovial, cordial,
German:
gesellig,
Japanese:
陽気な
convivial
1668, from L.L. convivialis, from L. convivium "a feast," from convivere "to carouse together," from com- "together" + vivere "to live."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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