Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable. See Synonyms at social.
- adj. Merry; festive: a convivial atmosphere at the reunion.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Relating to or of the nature of a feast or an entertainment; festal; social; jovial.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
Etymologies
- From Latin convīvium ("a feast"), combined form of con ("together") + vīvō ("to live"). (Wiktionary)
- Late Latin convīviālis, from Latin convīvium, banquet : com-, com- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“You have a chance to meet like-minded people, to discuss and air views, and to down the odd pint or two in convivial company.”
“One by one the Minitel's services disappeared, including the wildly popular adult chat services dubbed "convivial messaging" by France Télécom.”
The Wall Street Journal: France Télécom to Bid Adieu to Minitel
“Many will recall his convivial nature, his humor, his thoughtfulness.”
“While hardly what one would call a convivial conversationalist, he at least deigned to engage in some interspecies small talk.”
“He was not what might be called convivial, though fond of good company - very little wine affecting him - so that a certain self-control became second nature to him.”
“He was not what might be called convivial, though fond of good company -- very little wine affecting him -- so that a certain self-control became second nature to him.”
“The event was convivial and entertaining, and startling at the same time, because "convivial" and "entertaining" are not normally adjectives that one would apply to the man.”
“But he loses the idea of the godly living among the un-godly for their benefit in the literally "convivial" way that Luther describes.”
“The event Awake refers to was a party for Steve Ettlinger's nonfiction book Twinkie, Deconstructed, and it was an extremely "convivial" event.”
“You may have a larger vocabulary than I have, and you may say in regard to her that she is "convivial," or she is "merry," or she is "festive," or she is "exhilarated," but you can not with all your garlands of verbiage cover up the plain fact that it is an old-fashioned case of drunk.”
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