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convivial

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con⋅viv⋅i⋅al

  [kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]
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–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

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.
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con·viv·i·al   (kən-vĭv'ē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable. See Synonyms at social.

  2. Merry; festive: a convivial atmosphere at the reunion.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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