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convival

convival adjective: relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.

Adjective

convival (comparative more convival, superlative most convival)

  1. (obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
    • And though this may only seem an adventure of northern stomachs, yet as Herodotus tells us, in the hotter clime of Persia, the same was a convival dish, and solemnly eaten at the feasts of their nativities.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of convival

comparativemore convival
superlativemost convival

Origin of convival

From Latin convivalis. See convive.

Questions about convival

What does convival mean?
Convival means relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
What part of speech is convival?
Convival is an adjective.

Words near convival in the dictionary

  1. convincingly
  2. convincingness
  3. convincings
  4. convinient
  5. convirensic acid
  6. convival
  7. convive
  8. convived
  9. convivence
  10. convivencia
  11. convives

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