sociable
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəbl/
- UK
:
reunión social
- Last weekend, they hosted a sociable in their backyard with friends and delicious food.
- seater sociables
- two-seater sociables
Examples
-
The club organizes regular sociables where people can meet and bond over games and refreshments.
-
Everyone was excited for the upcoming sociable, eager to catch up and enjoy each other's company.
-
...Sociables, finger rolls... ...and 7 kinds of what have you.
-
You can start by taking some of that cheese spread... and squirting it all in a circle on top of those Sociables.
-
Companion bicycles included two-seater "sociables," tandems, and tricycles (Gray and Peteu 30).
Academic text (2012) -
In the 1870s and 1880s, cycling on two-seater sociables or tricycles was a heterosocial pastime, similar to tennis and ice-skating.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
46
1.9
A small informal meeting for people to talk and spend time together
22
9.3
A lively party or social gathering
22
2.6
A social event where people meet and talk to make new friends
19
1.9
A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves
15
1.6
A friendly meeting where people talk and have fun
7
2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
3
2.1
A thing people do together to meet and talk for fun
A casual social meeting where people drink alcohol together
A small informal get-together with a few friends to celebrate something
Antonyms
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Etymology
A sociable as a noun comes from the Latin socius, meaning 'companion' or 'partner', the same root you find in social and society. So a sociable is a friendly gathering where people meet to enjoy each other's company.