sociableness

Variant of sociable

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

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

noun

☆ a social, esp. a church social

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