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Webster 1913 Edition
Sociable
So′cia-ble
,Adj.
1.
Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
[R.]
They are
sociable
parts united into one body. Hooker.
2.
Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social.
Society is no comfort to one not
sociable
. Shakespeare
What can be more uneasy to this
sociable
creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude? South.
3.
Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.
4.
Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation;
as, a
. sociable
party5.
No longer hostile; friendly.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Sociable bird
, or
Sociable weaver
(Zool.)
,
Syn. – Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible.
So′cia-ble
,Noun.
1.
A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception;
as, a church
. sociable
[Colloq. U. S.]
2.
A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver.
Miss Edgeworth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sociable
SO'CIABLE
,Adj.
1.
That may be conjoined; fit to be united in one body or company; as sociable parts united in one body.2.
Ready or disposed to unite in a general interest. To make man mild, and sociable to man.3.
Ready and inclined to join in company or society; or frequently meeting for conversation; as sociable neighbors.4.
Inclined to converse when in company; disposed to freedom in conversation; opposed to reserved and taciturn.5.
Free in conversation; conversing much or familiarly. The guests were very sociable.Definition 2024
sociable
sociable
English
Adjective
sociable (comparative more sociable, superlative most sociable)
- Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
- He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
- Shakespeare
- Society is no comfort to one not sociable.
- Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
- a sociable party
- (archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
- Hooker
- They are sociable parts united into one body.
- Hooker
- (obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)
Translations
tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial
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Antonyms
Noun
sociable (plural sociables)
- A sociable person