convivial
Use Convivial in a sentence
i 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; < 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
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
Related forms
con·viv·i·al·ist, noun
con·viv·i·al·i·ty, noun
con·viv·i·al·ly, adverb
non·con·viv·i·al, adjective
non·con·viv·i·al·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. sociable, companionable, genial.
1. sociable, companionable, genial.
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| —adj | |
| sociable; jovial or festive: a convivial atmosphere | |
| [C17: from Late Latin convīviālis pertaining to a feast, from Latin convīvium, a living together, banquet, from vīvere to live] | |
| con'vivialist | |
| —n | |
| convivi'ality | |
| —n | |
| con'vivially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
convivial
1660s, from L.L. convivialis, from L. convivium "a feast," from convivere "to carouse together," from com- "together" + vivere "to live." Related: Conviviality.
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Example sentences
Noshing down at one of the terminal concessions is about as convivial as a hog trough.
Our streets are much safer, more convivial, and more civilized when they are filled with a wide variety of users.
The story is convivial and comic as parched inhabitants scheme to get the whiskey away from the watchful captain.
It's enormously convivial while still being a serious conference.
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