social

[ soh-shuh l ]

/ ˈsoʊ ʃəl /

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adjective

relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.

seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.

of, relating to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.

living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings.

of or relating to human society, especially as a body divided into classes according to status: social rank.

involved in many social activities: We're so busy working, we have to be a little less social now.

of or relating to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community: social problems.

noting or relating to activities designed to remedy or alleviate certain unfavorable conditions of life in a community, especially among the poor.

relating to or advocating the theory or system of socialism.

Digital Technology. noting or relating to online technologies, activities, etc., that promote companionship or communication with friends and other personal contacts: social websites such as Facebook; the use of social software to share expertise. See also social media.

Zoology. living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants. Compare solitary(def 8).

Botany. growing in patches or clumps.

Rare. occurring or taking place between allies or confederates.

noun

a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group: a church social.

Digital Technology. social media: photos posted to social.

Origin of social

1555–65; < Latin sociālis, equivalent to soci(us) partner, comrade + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM social

so·cial·ly, adverb so·cial·ness, noun hy·per·so·cial, adjective hy·per·so·cial·ly, adverb

in·ter·so·cial, adjective non·so·cial, adjective non·so·cial·ly, adverb non·so·cial·ness, noun o·ver·so·cial, adjective o·ver·so·cial·ly, adverb pre·so·cial, adjective pseu·do·so·cial, adjective pseu·do·so·cial·ly, adverb un·so·cial, adjective un·so·cial·ly, adverb

Words nearby social

socceroos, soche, sochi, sociability, sociable, social, social accounting, social action, social and liberal democratic party, social assistance, social bee

Example sentences from the Web for unsocial

He used to describe himself as a “person of gloomy insignificance and unsocial monomania.”

Tennyson and His Friends |Various
And well mayest thou rejoice—'tis very plain,That near wert thou to Death's unsocial lands.

The Book of Humorous Verse |Various
He was a reserved, unsocial man, making the forest his only haunt, and his rifle his only companion.

Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 |Various
St. John had a book in his hand—it was his unsocial custom to read at meals—he closed it, and looked up.

Jane Eyre |Charlotte Bronte

It was at the end of this day's yachting that Peter was having his "unsocial walk."

The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him |Paul Leicester Ford

British Dictionary definitions for unsocial (1 of 2)

unsocial

/ (ʌnˈsəʊʃəl) /

adjective

not social; antisocial

(of the hours of work of certain jobs) falling outside the normal working day

British Dictionary definitions for unsocial (2 of 2)

social

/ (ˈsəʊʃəl) /

adjective

living or preferring to live in a community rather than alone

denoting or relating to human society or any of its subdivisions

of, relating to, or characteristic of the experience, behaviour, and interaction of persons forming groups

relating to or having the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc a social club

relating to or engaged in social services a social worker

relating to or considered appropriate to a certain class of society, esp one thought superior

(esp of certain species of insects) living together in organized colonies social bees Compare solitary (def. 6)

(of plant species) growing in clumps, usually over a wide area

noun

an informal gathering, esp of an organized group, to promote companionship, communal activity, etc

Derived forms of social

socially, adverb socialness, noun

Word Origin for social

C16: from Latin sociālis companionable, from socius a comrade

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