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conviviality
warm friendliness and lively enjoyment in company
Synonyms
- sociability
- friendliness
- geniality
Antonyms
- hostility
- aloofness
- gloom
conviviality in a sentence
The host's easy humor brought conviviality to an otherwise formal dinner.
As the evening continued, the formal banquet warmed into genuine conviviality.
Where it comes from
From Latin convivium, meaning 'feast.'
Memory hook
CON-VIVIAL: conviviality is the lively warmth shared with companions.
Read it in context
- An Opera by Post Arts
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