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 of homes. Its spirit can be hard to come by in modern times as few of us experience much of it first hand and may mistake it for stuffy, expensive occasions where conviviality will most definitely wilt. I have known hospitality and conviviality, but I do not necessarily expect it or hope to find it on any ordinary day.
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