convivial

1. 1.

   occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

   “a convivial atmosphere at the reunion”

   “a woman of convivial nature”

   “he was a real good-time Charlie”

   Synonymsgood-time

   Similarsociable

Questions about convivial

What does convivial mean?

convivial means "occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company".

How many syllables are in convivial?

convivial has 4 syllables: con-viv-i-al. The stress falls on "viv". In IPA it is /kənˈvɪviəl/.

What is another word for convivial?

Close synonyms include good-time. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is convivial a common word?

convivial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.