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sociable

adj
/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/US

Etymology

From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis.

  1. derived from sociābilis
  2. derived from sociable

Definitions

  1. Tending to socialize or be social.

    • He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
    • Society is no comfort to one not sociable.

  2. Offering opportunities for conversation

    Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.

    • a sociable party

  3. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company

    Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.

    • They are sociable parts united into one body.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. No longer hostile

      No longer hostile; friendly.

      • Is the King sociable And bids thee live ?

    2. A sociable person.

    3. A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.

    4. A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.

    5. A couch with a curved S-shaped back.

    6. An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.

      • At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.

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Derived

antisociable, hypersociable, nonsociable, sociability, sociable lapwing, sociableness, sociable number, sociable plover, sociable weaver, sociable weaverbird, sociably, supersociable, necktie sociable

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sociable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01sociable02offering03offer04contract05contain06bounds07bound08stand09socially10sociably

A definitional loop anchored at sociable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at sociable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA