noun
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the tendency of groups and persons to develop social links and live in communities
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the quality or state of being social
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sociality
First recorded in 1640–50, sociality is from the Latin word sociālitāt- (stem of sociālitās ). See social, -ity
Example Sentences
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Digital technology isn’t merely accelerating some inevitable tide but is a force unto itself—one that makes solitary leisure more appealing, corrodes the incentives for sociality and, as a downstream consequence, reduces marriage and fertility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
This ranges from shapes captured on trails or infrared cameras to a howl or witness testimony, allowing Bigfooters to hypothesise what that means about the beast's "anatomy, behaviour, sociality and levels of intelligence".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Compared with earlier work, LaPolla says, “this is a more compelling bit of evidence that sociality was very much a feature of early ants.”
From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024
"Males adapted their sociality to the group they integrated with, which we believe is a good example of social conformity," Kerjean says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
They concluded: The “motivation to disclose our internal thoughts and knowledge to others may serve to sustain the behaviors that underlie the extreme sociality of our species.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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