as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors
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Recent Examples of convivial
Annie Selke’s inn 33 Main has its own artistic flair and personality, and touches like complimentary breakfast and cocktail hour in the parlor make staying here feel truly convivial.
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Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
One with brisk, cheerful, egalitarian service; comforting food at most hours of the day; and a convivial social atmosphere where everyone feels welcome to greet guests at the next table.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Entertainment and Dining The Living Room on the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Luminara provides a daytime respite with light fare and convivial atmosphere, transforming into a lively night scene with live music and cocktails, returning to a coffee bar the next morning.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Margulies and Gallagher are a convivial match, and fare best in the show’s more dramatic scenes.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
One with brisk, cheerful, egalitarian service; comforting food at most hours of the day; and a convivial social atmosphere where everyone feels welcome to greet guests at the next table.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Entertainment and Dining The Living Room on the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Luminara provides a daytime respite with light fare and convivial atmosphere, transforming into a lively night scene with live music and cocktails, returning to a coffee bar the next morning.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Margulies and Gallagher are a convivial match, and fare best in the show’s more dramatic scenes.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convivial
Adjective
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As Derek Thompson wrote earlier this month in The Atlantic, more and more Americans are retreating from in-person social interactions, turning instead to smartphones and other devices in search of intimacy.—
Maytal Eyal,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is a rape, Breillat shows us, carried out not by physical force but by calculation, aided by a social architecture that encourages the girl to capitulate to him.—
Victoria Uren,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Coaching Carousel: Aaron Glenn returns Yesterday, the Jets gave outgoing Lions DC Aaron Glenn something to celebrate, via a five-year contract to become their next head coach.—
Jacob Robinson,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Harris, the outgoing taoiseach, assumed the role of deputy prime minister Thursday, and will expect to step back into the role of Ireland’s leader again in 2027.—
Kathy Rose O'Brien,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The upper chamber has been slightly more hospitable terrain for Trump skeptics within the party than the House.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
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To me, the ending leaves as an open question whether Tóth has retreated to illusory safe ground or found a more hospitable home.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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For a while, the team sits together in the truck, watching in companionable silence as the lumbering giants disappear, one by one, into the trees.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
8 Dec. 2024
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The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The first international match of the year for Costa Rica is here, and they're headed to Orlando's Inter & Co Stadium on Wednesday to take on the USA in what's shaping up to be a lively friendly.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pochettino didn’t need either of them in the USMNT’s 3-0 friendly win over Costa Rica last night — but far bigger examinations lie ahead.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Convivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convivial. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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