convivial C2 Topic:Business & Commerce US /kənˈvɪv.i.əl/ See IPA manual Freq #60577 Meanings 1 adj occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company A convivial atmosphere at the reunion. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · occupied with or fond of... good-time More merryoutgoingcompanionablegregariousjollyjovialfeastfulgenial Word family Forms conviviality Common collocations convivial atmosphere Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + vīvō (“to live”). *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European convivial French View etymology graph -> Topics Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # convivial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈvɪv.i.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 60577 ## Meanings 1. occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company ## Examples - A convivial atmosphere at the reunion. ## Synonyms - good-time - merry - outgoing - companionable - gregarious - jolly - jovial - feastful - genial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *gʷeyh₃- - Root: convivial ## Etymology Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + vīvō (“to live”). ## Topics - Business & Commerce - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown