conviviality

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/kənvɪviˈælɪti/

noun

The state of being convivial; a feeling of comfort and happiness, as from celebrating casually with friends.

“He's easy to talk to because of his conviviality.”

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Meanings

nounconviviality (countable and uncountable, plural convivialities)

plural convivialities

  1. uncountableThe state of being convivial; a feeling of comfort and happiness, as from celebrating casually with friends.

    He's easy to talk to because of his conviviality.

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    He will not abide intellectually lazy thinking or any form of acquiescence to political correctness and its facile rituals of politeness and forced conviviality.

    2009, Gary Clark, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 8
  2. uncountableA jovial activity or spirit, marked by easy and lively socializing; a hospitable and festive atmosphere.

    We're old friends, so once we started talking, the evening gained an air of conviviality.

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    Keeping a relationship over social media just is not the same as experiencing in-person conviviality.

    2023 October 23, Editorial Board, “Saying, ‘Hello, neighbor’ at Halloween”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna jovial nature

Similar

nouna boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

conviviality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conviviality

MLA

“conviviality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conviviality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conviviality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conviviality.

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