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   conviviality

   /kənˌvɪvɪˈalɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness: "the conviviality of the evening"

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   What does conviviality mean?

   • The English word "conviviality" means "the enjoyment of festive society, festivity", or, as applied to people, "convivial spirit or disposition". One root of conviviality originated in 19th‐century France.

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   When was conviviality first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun conviviality is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for conviviality is from 1768, in Considerations Present State Military Establishment. conviviality is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: convivial adj., ‑ity suffix.

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   Where did conviviality come from?

   • Its coinage can be traced back to Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin and his book Physiologie du goût from 1825. The gastrophilosopher understood conviviality as the situation, common at the table, when different people come together over a good long meal, and time passes swiftly in excited conversations.

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   What does Illich mean by convivial tools?

   • Illich’s understanding of convivial tools as emancipatory, democratic, and responsive to direct human needs contrasts with society’s current dependence on energy slaves [clarification needed], experts, and the growth-based capitalist model of production for its tools and technologies.

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   What is conviviality in degrowth?

   • The understanding of conviviality within degrowth is strongly influenced by the work of Ivan Illich (discussed above), namely his critique of development and overconsumption and his promotion of a society that values “joyful sobriety and liberating austerity”, creating and using “responsibly limited” convivial tools.

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   What is a convivial tool?

   • By contrast, convivial tools were those that promoted and extended autonomy, including most hand tools, bicycles, and telephones. Convivial tools share many similarities with the intermediate technology or ‘technology with a human face’ described in Small is Beautiful by Illich’s contemporary E.F. Schumacher.

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   Conviviality, or Convivialism, is the ability of individuals to interact creatively and autonomously with others and their environment to satisfy their own needs.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › convivialityCONVIVIALITY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Conviviality definition: a friendly or agreeable quality. See examples of CONVIVIALITY used in a sentence.

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   noun. convivially. kən-ˈviv-yə-lē. -ˈvi-vē-ə-lē. adverb. Did you know? Convivial traces to "convivium," a Latin word meaning "banquet," and tends to suggest a mood of full-bellied joviality. Charles Dickens aptly captures that sense in his novel David Copperfield: "We had a beautiful little dinner.

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    What does the noun conviviality mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun conviviality . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.