If you love oysters you likely have your own way of describing the experience of eating them. If you don’t like them, you probably have a more vivid description. If you have never eaten a raw oyster but are the sort to give new things a try, a description may do you some good. I...

Convivial: Late Latin convivialis, from Latin convivium banquet, from com- + vivere to live. circa 1668: relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company. con·viv·i·al·i·ty /-"vi-vE-'a-l&-tE/ noun con·viv·ial·ly /-'viv-y&-lE, -'vi-vE-&-lE/ adverb Conviviality is not a complex or obscure concept; it has been practiced for millennia in the richest and most humble...