sociable
[soh-shuh-buh l]
- inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- friendly or agreeable in company; companionable.
- characterized by agreeable companionship: a sociable evening at the home of friends.
- Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
Origin of sociable
1545–55; < Latin sociābilis, equivalent to sociā(re) to unite (derivative of socius partner, comrade) + -bilis -ble
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Examples from the Web for sociable
Contemporary Examples
Sabrine was the outgoing, sociable type, and had many friends, while Ziad was shy and a little more introverted.
“Sociable” and “puckish” is how a Toledo Blade headline described them in 1957.
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real LifeAsawin Suebsaeng
November 26, 2014
The goal of the present research is to help create the programming for a robot that is “a sociable partner.”
He was gregarious and sociable, enjoying the company of entourages whenever he went to Cannes or some other film festival.
Edmund is now 4, and is a giggly, sociable, nosy, occasionally impertinent boy.
Historical Examples
In her father's household meals had always been friendly, sociable affairs.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
Another tempted him with offers of drink and sociable confabulation.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
He was not a man to do anything—much less be sociable—out of idleness.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
He was sitting with what was meant to be a sociable smile on his grim face.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other TalesArthur Conan Doyle
I can't stay in that house alone any longer, it's—it's too sociable.
ShavingsJoseph C. Lincoln
sociable
- friendly or companionable
- (of an occasion) providing the opportunity for friendliness and conviviality
- mainly US another name for social (def. 9)
- a type of open carriage with two seats facing each other
Word Origin
C16: via French from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre to unite, from socius an associate
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Word Origin and History for sociable
adj.
1550s, "enjoying the company of others," from Middle French sociable (16c.) and directly from Latin sociabilis "close, intimate, easily united," from sociare "to join, unite," from socius "companion, ally" (see social (adj.)).
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