MEANING
Encouraging or marked by friendly, sociable enjoyment.
Use it for
Easy social contact; welcoming venues; informal communal pleasureMake the place invite conversation rather than merely occupy people.
Words that belong together
- convivial atmosphere
- convivial gathering
- convivial café
On the page
The café's convivial atmosphere persuaded strangers to share tables.
A communal supper turned the austere hall into a convivial meeting place.
They preferred the convivial pub to the more fashionable, silent bar.
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- Base
- convivial
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Often associated with gatherings, meals, and welcoming social venues. More specifically sociable than pleasant; not necessarily noisy. Comparative: more convivial; superlative: most convivial.
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