different between convivial vs lighthearted

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)

1. 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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.vi.vjal/
• Homophones: conviviale, conviviales

Adjective

convivial (feminine singular conviviale, masculine plural conviviaux, feminine plural conviviales)

1. convivial
2. user-friendly

Further reading

• “convivial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• light-hearted

Etymology

From Middle English lyght hertyd, li?t-hertid, from light (adjective) +? herted, hertid (“having a disposition”, adjective) (equivalent to light +? hearted), from the noun herte. See more at light, heart, -ed.

Adjective

lighthearted (comparative more lighthearted, superlative most lighthearted)

1. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad.

2. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave.

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Related terms

• lightheaded

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