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sociable

[ soh-shuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
  2. friendly or agreeable in company; companionable.
  3. characterized by agreeable companionship:

    a sociable evening at the home of friends.



noun

  1. Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.

sociable

/ ˈsəʊʃəbəl /

adjective

  1. friendly or companionable
  2. (of an occasion) providing the opportunity for friendliness and conviviality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. another name for social
  2. a type of open carriage with two seats facing each other
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsociably, adverb
  • ˌsociaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • socia·ble·ness noun
  • socia·bly adverb
  • non·socia·ble adjective
  • non·socia·ble·ness noun
  • non·socia·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sociable1

1545–55; < Latin sociābilis, equivalent to sociā ( re ) to unite (derivative of socius partner, comrade) + -bilis -ble
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sociable1

C16: via French from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre to unite, from socius an associate
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Example Sentences

For others, the thought of shared office devices, a lack of social distancing and an expectation to be, well, sociable again, fills them with dread.

From Digiday

Sabrine was the outgoing, sociable type, and had many friends, while Ziad was shy and a little more introverted.

“Sociable” and “puckish” is how a Toledo Blade headline described them in 1957.

The goal of the present research is to help create the programming for a robot that is “a sociable partner.”

He was gregarious and sociable, enjoying the company of entourages whenever he went to Cannes or some other film festival.

Edmund is now 4, and is a giggly, sociable, nosy, occasionally impertinent boy.

He'd rather see me doing my duty than having a sociable pipe with him and hearing about the war.

He had traveled over Europe, and parts of the East, and possessed great colloquial powers when inclined to be sociable.

A man who is swayed by his feelings is more sociable and agreeable to converse with than one who is swayed by his intelligence.

But she was not exactly a sociable old lady, and few of the Thetford people knew her.

Almost the first thing with which I became sociable was a book which, at my first sight of it, had a fascination for me.

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