Convivial \Con*viv"i*al\ (?; 277), a. [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.
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Which feasts convivial meetings we did name. --Denham.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
convivial
adj : occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; "a
convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of
convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie"
[syn: good-time]
WordNet (r) 2.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "convivial":
boon, companionable, festal, festive, free and easy, gala, gay,
gladsome, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, hilarious, jocund, jolly,
jovial, joyful, joyous, lively, merry, merrymaking, on the loose,
sociable, vivacious
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
good-time
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