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sociability

sociability

2 3.6
Enjoying being with other people and making friends
  • noun
  • /ˌsoʊʃəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : sociabilidad
  • Spices, mint, perfume, and incense often accompany tea-drinking, meals, and sociability when means permit.
  • sociability self-concept
  • form of sociability
  • sociability level

Gets across the blood brain barrier, Oxytocin goes up and levels of sociability do not increase.

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Examples

  • Individualism overlooks the intrinsic value of human sociability and tends to view human beings atomistically.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Better educated teachers may be interacting in a manner that enhances sociability and competence for preschool children.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I have heard many times about your kind heart and your sociability.

  • Sociability is not their strong suit.

  • Hence, the cultivation of taste is based on knowledge and civil sociability rather than the kind.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This is what allows us the sociability that ultimately leads to stoic cosmopolitanism.

  • Demonstration of unconditional positive regard, sociability, and actions that supported women and families were emphasized.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We are individuals, but friendship and sociability are constitutive aspects of our flourishing.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Her sociability made it easy for her to make new friends at the party.

  • His sociability is evident in the way he engages everyone in conversation.

Synonyms

friendliness
vssociability
16 1.0

A kind and pleasant way of treating other people

centres on enjoying social contact rather than general kindness
likability
vssociability
  • US
13 3.5

How pleasant and friendly someone or something seems to other people

focuses on being liked rather than actively seeking company
congeniality
vssociability
11 6.5

Being pleasant and friendly so people enjoy your company

is about the desire to enjoy and seek friendly interactions
conviviality
vssociability
2 8.0

A friendly, lively atmosphere that makes people enjoy being together

is broader, referring to enjoying social contact beyond festive mood
affability
vssociability
1 5.3

A friendly, gentle way that makes people feel comfortable

emphasizes enjoying social interaction rather than conversational ease
amiability
vssociability
1 4.1

A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable

focuses on enjoying social contact rather than simply being approachable
sociality
vssociability
1 7.9

A tendency to live and form groups with other animals or people

focuses more on enjoying social contact than on group formation
geniality
vssociability
1 5.5

A friendly, cheerful way that makes people feel welcome

refers more broadly to the enjoyment of social company
approachability
vssociability
1 4.1

The quality of being friendly and easy to talk to

relates to enjoying social contact rather than merely seeming available
gregariousness
vssociability
1 7.4

Enjoying being with other people

is the general tendency to enjoy friendly social interactions
agreeability
vssociability
1 5.0

A pleasant, friendly quality of someone who often says yes to others

focuses on enjoying company rather than showing agreement
agreeableness
vssociability
1 5.3

Being friendly, kind, and easy to get along with

is about seeking and enjoying friendly interaction rather than cooperativeness
sociableness
vssociability
5.5

A liking for being with other people

is the broad disposition toward friendly social interaction
outgoingness
vssociability
3.7

Being friendly and willing to talk to new people

describes the general enjoyment of social interactions rather than boldness
affableness
vssociability
6.5

Being friendly and easy to talk to

refers more to the tendency to enjoy being sociable overall
amiableness
vssociability
6.7

A friendly, pleasant way of acting that makes others feel comfortable

concerns the general disposition to enjoy friendly social interactions
personableness
vssociability
7.2

Being friendly and pleasant so people enjoy being with you

describes the underlying tendency to enjoy friendly interactions
talkability
vssociability
6.7

Easy to talk to and able to start a friendly conversation

is the broader disposition to enjoy social interactions, not just talk
amicability
vssociability
6.2

A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that avoids conflict

centres on enjoying social company rather than specifically avoiding disputes

Antonyms

Avoiding being with other people

A way of behaving that breaks the usual rules or avoids other people

How Sociable

sociability
2 3.6
shyness
21 2.8

Surface Forms

sociability singular
sociabilities plural

Morphology

sociability = sociable (transparent) = sociable + ity

Formed by a regular nominalization of the adjective 'sociable' with '-ity' yielding the state or quality of being sociable.

Etymology

Sociability comes from the Latin root soci-, which means 'companion' or 'ally' and is the same root in common words like social and society. So, sociability is the quality of enjoying the company of others and being friendly in groups.