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Webster 1913 Edition

Insociable

In-so′cia-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
insociabilis
: cf. F.
insociable
. See
In-
not, and
Sociable
.]
1.
Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
[Obs.]
Lime and wood are
insociable
.
Sir H. Wotton.
2.
Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.
This austere
insociable
life.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Insociable

INSO'CIABLE

,
Adj.
[L. insociabilis; in and sociabilis, socio, to unite.]
1.
Not inclined to unite in social converse; not given to conversation; unsociable; taciturn.
2.
That cannot be joined or connected.
Lime and wood are insociable. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

insociable

insociable

English

Adjective

insociable ‎(comparative more insociable, superlative most insociable)

  1. Not sociable or companionable.
    This austere insociable life. — Shakespeare.
  2. (obsolete) Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
    Lime and wood are insociable. — Sir H. Wotton.

Galician

Alternative forms

Adjective

insociable m, f (plural insociables)

  1. unsociable; that does not relate well to others

Synonyms

Etymology

From Latin insociabilis: compare French insociable. See in- ‎(“not”), and sociable.

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