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."
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Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Margulies and Gallagher are a convivial match, and fare best in the show’s more dramatic scenes.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
But making that feel like a fun, engaging, convivial, totally not scary experience.
—Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
The atmosphere is convivial, but also candid and informative, with appearances by names like Ralph Nader, Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale and comedian George Carlin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Convivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convivial. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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