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sociability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsəʊ.ʃəˈbɪlɪti/
  • General-American: /ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/
  • General-American, sometimes: /ˌsoʊ.sjəˈbɪləti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • He was a true introvert, and his sociability lagged behind others of his age in the school.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sociableness

Antonyms: unsociability

Broader terms: sociality

Narrower terms: extraversion, extroversion, ambiversion, conviviality, joviality, companionability, companionableness, chumminess, camaraderie, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship, gregariousness, openness, nakedness

History

Etymology

From Middle French sociabilité, from Latin sociābilis.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: общителност (obštitelnost) — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • French: sociabilité — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Galician: sociabilidade — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Hungarian: társas hajlam — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Hungarian: társaságkedvelés — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Hungarian: barátkozó természet — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Irish: caidreamhacht — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Irish: caidriúlacht — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Irish: cuideachtúlacht — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • Irish: suáilceas — the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social