(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial she was relaxed and convivial
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘fit for a feast, festive’): from Latin convivialis, from convivium ‘a feast’, from con- ‘with’ + vivere ‘live’
Adjective
Similar Words: friendly genial affable amiable congenial agreeable good-humoured cordial warm sociable outgoing gregarious clubbable companionable hail-fellow-well-met cheerful jolly jovial merry lively enjoyable festive couthy backslapping chummy pally matey clubby buddy-buddy conversable
Opposites: unfriendly unsociable