convivial
adjective
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Convivial traces to "convivium," a Latin word meaning "banquet," and tends to suggest a mood of full-bellied joviality. Charles Dickens aptly captures that sense in his novel David Copperfield: "We had a beautiful little dinner. Quite an elegant dish of fish; the kidney-end of a loin of veal, roasted; fried sausage-meat; a partridge, and a pudding. There was wine, and there was strong ale.... Mr. Micawber was uncommonly convivial. I never saw him such good company. He made his face shine with the punch, so that it looked as if it had been varnished all over. He got cheerfully sentimental about the town, and proposed success to it."
Examples of convivial in a Sentence
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Locals love hopping over to The Station Raw Bar, located in a converted service station in the heart of downtown, for live music and a convivial sports bar atmosphere.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
The all-day Warren Street Bar and Restaurant doubles as a living room for New Yorkers seeking a convivial gathering place.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Purposely rejecting negativity on their show, longtime friends McDaniel and James instead give personal anecdotes and convivial advice on how to make lemonade with the lemons life gives.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Convivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convivial. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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