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convivial
con·viv·i·al [ kən vívvee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. pleasant: enjoyable because of its friendliness
spent many a convivial evening at the club
2. sociable: fond of the company of others
He was famously convivial.
[Mid-17th century. < Latin convivialis< convivium "feast" < vivere "to live"]

con·viv·i·al·ist noun
con·viv·i·al·i·ty [ kən vìvvee állətee ] noun
con·viv·i·al·ly [ kən vívvee əlee ] adverb
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