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Webster 1913 Edition

Convivial

Con-viv′i-al

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[From L.
convivium
a feast;
con-
+
vivere
to live. See
Victuals
, and cf.
Convive
.]
Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
Which feasts
convivial
meetings we did name.
Denham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Convivial

CONVIVIAL

,
Adj.
[L., a guest, to live or eat and drink together. See Victuals.] Relating to a feast or entertainment; festal; social; jovial; as a convivial meeting.

Definition 2024

convivial

convivial

English

Adjective

convivial ‎(comparative more convivial, superlative most convivial)

  1. Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. convivial
  2. user-friendly

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈviːvjəl/

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