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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

At the end of the book club, the women break into convivial chatter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The convivial atmosphere led to American player Collin Morikawa describing the lead-up as being "tame" and expressing the hope that "Friday is just absolute chaos" from the home fans.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

After a convivial afternoon, Lauren Harper Pope, co-founder of Welcome PAC, said the words everyone wanted to hear: “Now’s the really fun part,” she said.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 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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