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sociability

[ so-shuh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌsɒ ʃəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sociability ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the act or an instance of being sociable.

the quality, state, disposition, or inclination of being sociable.

Origin of sociability

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at sociable, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM sociability

non·so·cia·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby sociability

soccer, soccer mom, socceroos, soche, sochi, sociability, sociable, social, social accounting, social action, social and liberal democratic party

Example sentences from the Web for sociability

But her sociability and openness will make her a good partner for Will, balancing his introversion with her outgoing nature.

What Will and Kate's Handwriting Reveals |The Daily Beast |April 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He was a freak in a noisy, amiable country that has sociability wired into its DNA.

Brazil's School Shooting: What Happened Inside |Dom Phillips |April 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
A very excellent quality of the French nation is its sociability.

The Human Race |Louis Figuier
Me and Andy strolled up one night and piked a dollar or two for sociability.

The Gentle Grafter |O. Henry

Sociability is, to a certain extent, a duty, and one that ought not without the soundest reason to be shirked.

The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch |Talbot Baines Reed
French sociability creates cohesion in French troops more quickly than could be secured in troops in other nations.

Battle Studies |Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq
There is nothing paradoxical in saying that a habit which is often associated with sociability leads to anti-social conduct.

The Unpopular Review Vol. I |Various