Standard Lemma guide

sociable

adj · noun · 12 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S OW1 SH AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tending to socialize or be social.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: friendly, inviting, congenial, convivial, outgoing

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a sociable party

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

No longer hostile; friendly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A sociable person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A couch with a curved S-shaped back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective

Meaning 10

inclined to or conducive to companionship with others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sociable occasion
  • enjoyed a sociable chat
  • a sociable conversation
  • Americans are sociable and gregarious

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsociable

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

friendly and pleasant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sociable gathering

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: social, mixer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: party

History

Etymology

From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: тавары́скі (tavarýski) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Bulgarian: общителен (obštitelen) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Bulgarian: приятелски (prijatelski) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Catalan: sociable — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Chinese Mandarin: 社交的 (shèjiāo de) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Finnish: seurallinen — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Finnish: sosiaalinen — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • French: sociable — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Galician: falangueiro — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Georgian: მეგობრული (megobruli) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Georgian: კომუნიკაბელური (ḳomuniḳabeluri) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Georgian: ურთიერთობის მოყვარული (urtiertobis moq̇varuli) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Georgian: კონტაქტური (ḳonṭakṭuri) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • German: gesellig — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Hungarian: társaságkedvelő — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Hungarian: barátkozó — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Hungarian: közvetlen — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Irish: caidreamhach — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Irish: cuideachtúil — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Italian: socievole — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Japanese: 社交的な (shakōteki na) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Māori: whakahoahoa — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selskapelig — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: selskapeleg — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: selskapleg — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Polish: towarzyski — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Portuguese: sociável — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Romanian: sociabil — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Russian: общи́тельный (obščítelʹnyj) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Russian: коммуника́бельный (kommunikábelʹnyj) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Russian: конта́ктный (kontáktnyj) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Russian: компане́йский (kompanéjskij) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Spanish: sociable — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Spanish: comerciable — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Spanish: gregario — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Tagalog: halubilo — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Tagalog: mahalubilo — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Ukrainian: товари́ський (tovarýsʹkyj) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Ukrainian: компані́йський (kompaníjsʹkyj) — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
  • Welsh: cymdeithasol — tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial