Definition of Convivial

1. Adjective. Occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company. "He was a real good-time Charlie"

Exact synonyms: Good-time
Similar to: Sociable
Derivative terms: Conviviality

Definition of Convivial

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

Definition of Convivial

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Convivial

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Convivial

convinced(p)
convincement
convincements
convincer
convincers
convinces
convincible
convincing
convincingly
convincingness
convival
convive
convived
convivence
convives
convivial (current term)
convivialist
convivialists
convivialities
conviviality
convivially
conviving
convivium
convo
convocation
convocational
convocationist
convocationists
convocations
convoke

Literary usage of Convivial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inductive Sociology: A Syllabus of Methods, Analyses and Classifications by Franklin Henry Giddings (1901)
"The convivial man is not always over-scrupulous about the character of his ... This type is the product of a reaction against the excesses of convivial ..."

2. The Irish Quarterly Review (1853)
"But, of the pleasures of a genuine convivial hour, such dispositions must be ... We assert, that in all Moore's works, there are but three convivial songs. ..."

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