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convivial

[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl] / kənˈvɪv i əl /


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To Vasquez’s shock, attendees were instead convivial, even friendly.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

I think being convivial and getting out of your normal pathways of thinking are valuable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The icehouse, used as a living space, became “a site of convivial socializing among musicians and cognoscenti.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

On Wednesday, the 12 visiting players took time during their practice round to sign hundreds of autographs and pose for selfies on a largely convivial morning at Bethpage.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

It had been a feeling she’d been after, a convivial solidarity; she’d hoped to murmur to one another, as if sitting at the edge of one of their beds.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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