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sociable Definition

so·cia·ble (s̸hə bəl)

adjective

  1. enjoying or requiring the company of others; gregarious
  2. friendly or agreeable; affable
  3. characterized by pleasant, informal conversation and companionship a sociable evening

Etymology: Fr < L sociabilis < sociare, to associate < socius: see social

noun

☆ a social, esp. a church social

sociable Related Forms

so′·cia·bil·ity noun pl. -·ties so·cia·ble·ness noun so·cia·bly adverb

sociable Synonyms

sociable

modif.

sociable Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • ink: How some writers, without leaving home, can go out into the world and be sociable with ink on paper.
  • friend: On average, 91 % reported drinking to be sociable with friends.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: This will in turn lead the person to be loved and cared for by others making that person far more sociable.

Modifies a noun

  • fella: I had a brief chat with Ulick - a real sociable fella is Ulick, but I got a few words out of him.
  • pint: The drinking had stopped long ago, apart from a sociable pint once a week down the local pub.
  • atmosphere: There is always a pleasant sociable atmosphere around College.
  • creature: Man by nature is a sociable creature, made for commerce.
  • evening: A good place to finish what had been a very sociable evening.
  • soul: SB had a great time, and as ever loved to make some new friends, she really is such a sociable soul.

Modifying Another Word

  • naturally: The sows, naturally sociable animals, are stopped from having any companionship.
  • very: I am a very sociable person who gets on with all kinds of people.
  • extremely: They are extremely sociable little fish, which will only do well in a shoal.
  • highly: You will work in a fast paced, lively, highly sociable environment where outstanding results are highly rewarded.
  • particularly: Working in remote areas is not a particularly sociable thing to do.
  • quite: But he is also quite sociable when he wants to be too!

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: Since I joined the Extra Support Needs Project I know more people and feel more sociable.
  • become: During the first six months, they became more sociable toward anyone who wanted to interact with them.
  • appear: Shops are also seen as integral to housing communities and the spaces between dwellings appear much more sociable.
  • get: Twichell comforted me and I scrubbed him off and we got sociable.