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Conviviality

Conviviality \Con*viv`i*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Convivialities. The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.

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conviviality

n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state of being convivial 2 (context countable English) A jovial spirit or activity

WordNet
conviviality
  1. n. a jovial nature [syn: joviality]

  2. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: merrymaking, jollification]

Usage examples of "conviviality".

In fact conviviality seemed to spill out of Blackie tonight, and he beamed first at Emma,- then at Shane.

Larry Cutlip was a gambler, hard-core, who was in it, I could instantly tell, not for the conviviality or the conversation but for the money.

And may all the powers that preside over conviviality and friendship, be present with all their kindest influence, when the bearer of this, Mr.

The mall of tomorrow is a tool for conviviality, where committees, communities, and coffee klatches all come to meet.

As payment would be in advance and nonrefundable, he could keep their fees and revert to spending weekends in the conviviality of pubs.

As payment would be in advance and nonrefundable, he could keep their fees and revert to spending weekends in the conviviality of pubs. It is an intriguing prospect.

Prince Sanglant and his mother, while never forgotten, was subsumed into the familiar conviviality of the feast.

Fortunately, she was a warmhearted child-nurturer and an enthusiastic host­ess who championed tribal conviviality, with the result that from late May until September, the enormous carpenter-Gothic house on the beach was almost always full of youth­ful guests, and Cheri got very little sculpting done.

And despite the conviviality of her wining and dining with Scott Saunders, not to mention the seeming success of their highly charged sexual encounter, their dinner-table conversation was strained.