Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Enjoying good company; sociable. synonym: social.
- adjective Characterized by merry celebrating; festive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or of the nature of a feast or an entertainment; festal; social; jovial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to a
feast orentertainment , or toeating anddrinking , with accompanyingfestivity ;festive ;social ;gay ;jovial .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
Boredom Richard 2006
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Many will recall his convivial nature, his humor, his thoughtfulness.
Kennedy remembered 2009
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One by one the Minitel's services disappeared, including the wildly popular adult chat services dubbed "convivial messaging" by France Télécom.
France Télécom to Bid Adieu to Minitel Max Colchester 2011
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Many will recall his convivial nature, his humor, his thoughtfulness.
A sign of decency in an era of division and cynicism Burke's Corner 2009
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Many will recall his convivial nature, his humor, his thoughtfulness.
Archive 2009-08-01 Burke's Corner 2009
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While hardly what one would call a convivial conversationalist, he at least deigned to engage in some interspecies small talk.
Sliding Scales Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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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.
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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.
Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography Henry Watterson 1880
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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.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) An Autobiography Henry Watterson 1880
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Many will recall his convivial nature, his humor, his thoughtfulness.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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