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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + vīvō (“to live”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
convivial (comparative more convivial, superlative most convivial)
- Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity
- Synonyms: festive, social, gay, jovial, merry
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 175:I put the chief of police behind the bar, instructed him in his duties, and we four convivial spirits sprawled along the counter drinking ale and telling yarns till cockcrow.
Derived terms
Translations
Having elements of a feast or of entertainment
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convivālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
convivial (feminine conviviale, masculine plural conviviaux, feminine plural conviviales)
- congenial
- Synonyms: accueillant, affable, agréable, aimable, chaleureux, gracieux, sympathique
- Antonyms: désagréable, froid, hostile, inamical, malveillant
- convivial
- user-friendly
- Synonym: ergonomique
Descendants
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French convivial.
Adjective
convivial m or n (feminine singular convivială, masculine plural conviviali, feminine and neuter plural conviviale)
- convivial
Declension