sociable Definition
so·cia·ble (sō′s̸hə bəl)
adjective
- enjoying or requiring the company of others; gregarious
- friendly or agreeable; affable
- 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 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.
Browse dictionary entries near sociable
- ‹ sociability
- ‹ Sochi
- ‹ Soche
- ‹ soccer mom
- ‹ soccer
- ‹ socage
- ‹ soca
- ‹ soc
- ‹ sobriquet
- ‹ sobriety

