sociality

[ soh-shee-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌsoʊ ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun

social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.

the action on the part of individuals of associating together in communities.

the state or quality of being social.

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Origin of sociality

First recorded in 1640–50, sociality is from the Latin word sociālitāt- (stem of sociālitās). See social, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM sociality

non·so·ci·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby sociality

Socialist International, Socialist Labor party, Socialist party, socialist realism, socialite, sociality, socialization, socialize, socialized medicine, social justice, social justice warrior

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How to use sociality in a sentence

So the ritual does a lot of work in increasing people’s sociality.
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I’m a professor of artificial sociality at Wageningen University, in the Netherlands.
The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (Ep. 470)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 22, 2021|Freakonomics
I’m a professor of artificial sociality at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 15, 2021|Freakonomics
In private life, Dr. Duncan was eminently distinguished for his sociality, and the desire to benefit all mankind.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening,|Samuel Felton

It may readily be believed that with his strong love of sociality and excitement he was an apt pupil in that school.
Robert Burns|Principal Shairp.
It is antisocial in a case expressly meant by its final cause for the triumph of sociality; 2.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
Not to be intellectual in a direct shape, but to be intellectual through sociality, is the legitimate object of a social meeting.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
The mission of Positivism is, in the language of its founder, "to generalize science and to systematize sociality."
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for sociality

sociality

/ (ˌsəʊʃɪˈælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the tendency of groups and persons to develop social links and live in communities

the quality or state of being social

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