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friendly and fun — especially (when of a person) fond of the pleasures of good company- They have convivial gatherings the second Tuesday of each month.
convivial = friendly and fun
- She thinks conviviality is a major cause of overeating.
- When the "Jazz History of the World." was over, girls were putting their heads on men's shoulders in a puppyish, convivial way,F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby
- They hailed Ethan with ironic compliment and offers of conviviality;Edith Wharton -- Ethan Frome
- It had been a feeling she'd been after, a convivial solidarity;Gish Jen -- Typical American
- I've seen flashes of this August before—this brightness, this conviviality, this generosity of spirit—but I know what he's capable of, and I won't forget it.Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants
- At fifty he was healthy, convivial, and calm, and he was pleased to pass the evenings drinking whisky with friends, always sensibly and for the sake of conversation.John Hersey -- Hiroshima
- Micawber was uncommonly convivial.Dickens, Charles -- David Copperfield
- She has an affable, convivial nature.
- After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.London, Jack -- John Barleycorn
- a convivial atmosphere at the reunion
- Presently the convivial noises began again steadily.Hughes, Thomas -- Tom Brown's Schooldays
- Geoffrey's legal adviser—a Scotchman of the ruddy, ready, and convivial type—cordially met the advance.Collins, Wilkie -- Man And Wife
- "That's right," said the full-blooded young man, grinning all over a convivial countenance.Hornung, E. W. -- Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman
- He walked to the fireplace and warmed himself, humming the fag end of a tune in a rich convivial bass voice.Collins, Wilkie -- The Woman in White
- It is a most refreshing, convivial, beautiful object to behold.Melville, Herman -- Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV
- How could he forget that in his Island days, Queequeg, for one, must certainly have been guilty of some murderous, convivial indiscretions.Melville, Herman -- Moby Dick I-LXVII
- You are a most convivial fellow,' returned his friend, 'and I love your humour of all things.Dickens, Charles -- Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty
- Mr. Bucket proceeded in the same convivial manner as before.Charles Dickens -- Bleak House
- A few friends, and a quiet convivial party would be the thing, if we could get it up.Thomas Hardy -- Jude the Obscure
conviviality = being friendly and fun
convivial = friendly and fun
conviviality = a friendly, festive atmosphere
convivial = friendly and fun
conviviality = friendly cheerfulness
convivial = fond of the pleasures of good company