convivial

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈvɪv.i.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #60577

Meanings

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adj
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

A convivial atmosphere at the reunion.

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1 adj · occupied with or fond of... good-time

More merry outgoing companionable gregarious jolly jovial feastful genial

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Forms conviviality

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convivial atmosphere
a friendly social mood in which people enjoy one another's company

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

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