convivial

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (a feast), combined form of con- (together) + vīvō (to live).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈvɪv.i.əl/
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Adjective

convivial (comparative more convivial, superlative most convivial)

  1. 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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convivālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

convivial (feminine conviviale, masculine plural conviviaux, feminine plural conviviales)

  1. congenial
    Synonyms: accueillant, affable, agréable, aimable, chaleureux, gracieux, sympathique
    Antonyms: désagréable, froid, hostile, inamical, malveillant
  2. convivial
  3. user-friendly
    Synonym: ergonomique

Descendants

  • English: convivial
  • Romanian: convivial

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French convivial.

Adjective

convivial m or n (feminine singular convivială, masculine plural conviviali, feminine and neuter plural conviviale)

  1. convivial

Declension