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CONVIVIALITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conviviality mean?
• CONVIVIALITY (noun)
The noun CONVIVIALITY has 2 senses:
1. a jovial nature
2. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
Familiarity information: CONVIVIALITY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jovial nature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
conviviality; joviality
Hypernyms ("conviviality" is a kind of...):
sociability; sociableness (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)
Derivation:
convivial (occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
conviviality; jollification; merrymaking
Hypernyms ("conviviality" is a kind of...):
celebration; festivity (any joyous diversion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conviviality"):
high jinks; high jinx; hijinks; jinks (noisy and mischievous merrymaking)
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