sociableso‧cia‧ble /ˈsəʊʃəbəl $ ˈsoʊ-/ adjective sociableOrigin:
1500-1600 Old French, Latin sociabilis, from sociare ‘to join together’, from socius; ➔ SOCIAL1 - She's a friendly, sociable woman.
- She had her back to me and didn't seem very sociable.
- Some research has shown that people without brothers and sisters tend to be less sociable.
- According to the sociable chemist, here dwelt an elderly man with many ailments and a prodigious memory.
- Catherine Prince is tall, athletic-looking, easy going and sociable.
- He was very sociable, and enjoyed eating, drinking and smoking.
- It is in the features of this sociable disposition rather than in societal structure that the chimpanzee most resembles man.
- The apes provide us with much information concerning possible roots of sociable behaviour in man.
usually enjoying talking to people and being with them► sociable · She's a friendly, sociable woman.· Some research has shown that people without brothers and sisters tend to be less sociable.
► outgoing someone who is outgoing likes to meet and talk to new people and is not nervous in social situations: · She's become more outgoing since she went to college.· Marshall's skills and her outgoing personality made her very effective in her public relations jobs.
► extrovert British /extroverted American lively and confident and enjoying being with a lot of people: · Lisa is very extrovert, but her sister is a little shy.· Brass players have a reputation as the most extroverted musicians - they're the party animals of the orchestra.
► of a nervous/sociable/sensitive etc disposition (=having a nervous etc character) The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition. ADVERB► more· A buffet meal is much easier and more sociable, enabling you to circulate freely.· I did not crave a more sociable life.· Dancing also gave a feeling of well-being and encouraged them to be more sociable.· I wish he were a more sociable person.· Jessa-MYN, her Dead Daddy whispered in her inner ear, cain't you be more sociable?· It helps people to relax, to feel cheerful and to be more sociable.· It's more interesting and more sociable.
► very· He was very sociable, and enjoyed eating, drinking and smoking.· Port authorities were then most helpful and the local folk very sociable.· We're not much good, but we're known throughout Suffolk as a very sociable team.· This square is the social centre of a very sociable little village.· Male speaker Sailing is a very sociable sport and it presents lots of new opportunities.
nounsocietysociologistsociologysociabilitysocialsocialismsocialistsocialitesocializationsociopathadjectivesociable ≠ unsociablesocial ≠ anti-socialunsocialsocialistsocialisticsocietalsociologicalsociopathicadverbsociallysociablysociologicallyverbsocialize