Definition of “convivial”

As agreed, the letter said, as if the agreement had been made over a convivial drink instead of under threat of death.

But many locals say the trusts have only recently" woken up" and offered customers better service in a more convivial atmosphere.

From the point of view of his researches, however, these convivial at-home evenings were not lost time.

It's winters in Lahore or Karachi and convivial summers in Kensington and St John's Wood.

Not for him the convivial canteen lunch or office intrigue at the club bar.

The previous week, Stella had worked at her desk during lunch, feeling too heartbroken to put on a convivial act.

Then it was gone, filled by the normal sounds of convivial talk and the clatter of cutlery on china.

This social staple of modern bourgeois life runs deep "The convivial exchange of food is the most primordial exchange of trust," she said.

To those of festive disposition, Atticus wishes you a more convivial Christmas.