sociable

[soh-shuh-buhl]

adjective

1. inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.

2. friendly or agreeable in company; companionable.

3. characterized by agreeable companionship.

   a sociable evening at the home of friends.

noun

1. Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S.,  an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.

sociable

/ ˈsəʊʃəbəl /

adjective

1. friendly or companionable

2. (of an occasion) providing the opportunity for friendliness and conviviality

noun

1. another name for social

2. a type of open carriage with two seats facing each other

Other Word Forms

• sociableness noun
• sociably adverb
• nonsociable adjective
• nonsociableness noun
• nonsociably adverb
• sociability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociable¹

1545–55; < Latin sociābilis, equivalent to sociā ( re ) to unite (derivative of socius partner, comrade) + -bilis -ble

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociable¹

C16: via French from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre to unite, from socius an associate

Example Sentences

Miles Hart was sociable, clever and witty - the joker of the group.

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Angelica, the more accomplished and sociable of the two sisters, and Eliza, loving and steadfast, had six adult siblings and were descended from a large, prosperous New York family of Dutch origin.

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Tours were sociable occasions, with hands to be shaken and speeches to be made.

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Robert's flatmates didn't go out much, and his course didn't feel very sociable.

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“I was bullied. I was awkward. I wasn’t particularly sociable. I just didn’t fit in at all.”

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Related Words

• affable 
• approachable 
• clubby 
• convivial 
• cordial 
• genial 
• good-natured 
• gregarious 
• neighborly