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. See social
   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

For others, the thought of shared office devices, a lack of social distancing and an expectation to be, well, sociable again, fills them with dread.

From Digiday

Sabrine was the outgoing, sociable type, and had many friends, while Ziad was shy and a little more introverted.

From The Daily Beast

“Sociable” and “puckish” is how a Toledo Blade headline described them in 1957.

From The Daily Beast

The goal of the present research is to help create the programming for a robot that is “a sociable partner.”

From The Daily Beast

He was gregarious and sociable, enjoying the company of entourages whenever he went to Cannes or some other film festival.

From The Daily Beast

Edmund is now 4, and is a giggly, sociable, nosy, occasionally impertinent boy.

From The Daily Beast

He'd rather see me doing my duty than having a sociable pipe with him and hearing about the war.

From Project Gutenberg

He had traveled over Europe, and parts of the East, and possessed great colloquial powers when inclined to be sociable.

From Project Gutenberg

A man who is swayed by his feelings is more sociable and agreeable to converse with than one who is swayed by his intelligence.

From Project Gutenberg

But she was not exactly a sociable old lady, and few of the Thetford people knew her.

From Project Gutenberg

Almost the first thing with which I became sociable was a book which, at my first sight of it, had a fascination for me.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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