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

Derived Forms

• ˈsociably, adverb
• ˌsociaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• socia·ble·ness noun
• socia·bly adverb
• non·socia·ble adjective
• non·socia·ble·ness noun
• non·socia·bly adverb

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

She tells us her daughter is very bright and very sociable.

From BBC

It’s hot, and there are mosquitoes and spasms of allergic sneezes, and the predictable, sociable structure of the school year vanishes for what feels like an interminable stretch.

From New York Times

Ravens are larger and smarter, and they are “sociable,” he said.

From New York Times

Iñiguez explained that that the voles who were bullied exhibited changes in body weight, performed worse on spatial memory tests and were less sociable with other voles compared to those who were not bullied.

From Science Daily

Also: Watch out for an explosion of conversation-prompt card sets with names like Meeting Friends and Pillow Talk, chosen, I guess, to help Seattleites melt the freeze and be sociable human beings.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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