Antonyms for convivial
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuhn-viv-ee-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvɪv i əl |
Definition of convivial
Origin :- 1660s, "pertaining to a feast," from Late Latin convivialis, from Latin convivium "a feast," from convivere "to carouse together," from com- "together" (see com-) + vivere "to live" (see vital). Meaning "sociable" is from 18c. Related: Conviviality.
- adj fun-loving
- Be friendly, genial, convivial—what you will—but preserve the tone and bearing of a gentleman.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Bozzy was a convivial knight-errant in what was called 'Saving the ladies.'
- Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask
- Can I even trust him in hours of convivial abandonment and debauch?
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- Nothing is too strange, nothing too ridiculous, nothing too convivial, nothing too daring for Paddy.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- Touch-the-button-Nell was singing a comic ditty of a convivial order.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- I have participated in convivial scenes more than once in Boston.
- Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
- Nothing could move him or entice him away from his convivial employment.
- Extract from : « My Studio Neighbors » by William Hamilton Gibson
- I suspect him of being an orator of repute at convivial meetings.
- Extract from : « A Thin Ghost and Others » by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
- In familiar or convivial conversation, it does not appear that he excelled.
- Extract from : « The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes » by Samuel Johnson
- It is a most refreshing, convivial, beautiful object to behold.
- Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
Synonyms for convivial
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