This week's theme
Words to describe people

This week's words
lubricious
diffident
virulent
convivial
orgulous

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(kuhn-VIV-ee-uhl)

MEANING:

adjective: Friendly; sociable; cheerful; jovial.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin convivium (feast), from con- (with) + vivere (to live). Earliest documented use: 1669.

USAGE:

"Anger shot through his [Wilfried Souly's] eyes. Then he was on his feet, convivial again, beckoning us to follow him to our seats."
Mark Swed; Displacement and Growth; Los Angeles Times; Jul 26, 2014.

See more usage examples of convivial in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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