Word family noun society sociologist sociology sociability social socialism socialist socialite socialization sociopath adjective sociable ≠ unsociable social ≠ anti-social unsocial socialist socialistic societal sociological sociopathic verb socialize adverb socially sociably sociologically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsociableso‧cia‧ble /ˈsəʊʃəbəl $ ˈsoʊ-/ adjective FRIENDLYsomeone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people OPP unsociable a pleasant, sociable couple —sociably adverb —sociability /ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti $ ˌsoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
sociable• 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.• Catherine Prince is tall, athletic-looking, easy going and sociable.• He was very sociable, and enjoyed eating, drinking and smoking.• The apes provide us with much information concerning possible roots of sociable behaviour in man.• According to the sociable chemist, here dwelt an elderly man with many ailments and a prodigious memory.• It is in the features of this sociable disposition rather than in societal structure that the chimpanzee most resembles man.• She's a friendly, sociable woman.Origin sociable (1500-1600) Old French Latin sociabilis, from sociare “to join together”, from socius; → SOCIAL1 