conviviality

English

Noun

conviviality (countable and uncountable, plural convivialities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being convivial
   • 2009, Gary Clark, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 8:

     He will not abide intellectually lazy thinking or any form of acquiescence to political correctness and its facile rituals of politeness and forced conviviality.

2. (countable) A jovial spirit or activity
   • 2023 October 23, Editorial Board, “Saying, ‘Hello, neighbor’ at Halloween”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

     Keeping a relationship over social media just is not the same as experiencing in-person conviviality.