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convivial
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin conv?vium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + v?v? (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?v?v.i.?l/
Adjective
convivial (comparative more convivial, superlative most convivial)
- Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 175):
- I put the chief of police behind the bar, instructed him in his duties, and we four convivial spirits sprawled along the counter drinking ale and telling yarns till cockcrow.
- Synonyms: festive, social, gay, jovial, merry
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 175):
Translations
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.vi.vjal/
- Homophones: conviviale, conviviales
Adjective
convivial (feminine singular conviviale, masculine plural conviviaux, feminine plural conviviales)
- convivial
- user-friendly
Further reading
- “convivial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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frolicsome
English
Alternative forms
- frolicksome
Etymology
frolic +? -some
Adjective
frolicsome (comparative more frolicsome, superlative most frolicsome)
- Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
Derived terms
- frolicsomeness
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