noun
Meaning 1
the state or condition of being sociable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sociableness
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noun
Meaning 2
the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sociability
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sociality
Narrower terms: extraversion, extroversion, ambiversion, conviviality, joviality, companionability, companionableness, chumminess, camaraderie, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship, gregariousness, openness, nakedness
History
Etymology
From sociable + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hindi: उंस (uns) — the state or condition of being sociable
- Irish: caidriúlacht — the state or condition of being sociable
- Irish: céilíocht — the state or condition of being sociable
- Irish: cuideachtúlacht — the state or condition of being sociable
- Irish: láíocht — the state or condition of being sociable
- Latin: sociālitās — the state or condition of being sociable