sociably
- adverb
- /ˈsoʊʃəblɪ/
:
sociablemente
- He believed alcoholics could be retrained, could learn to drink sociably once more.
Now he says Aristotle called bees and ants, They, they're political creatures because they live sociably with one another.
- Now he says Aristotle called bees and ants, They, they're political creatures because they live sociably with one another.
Examples
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The children played in the park sociably, sharing their toys and laughing together.
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"My name's Gretchen," she said sociably.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now he says Aristotle called bees and ants, They, they're political creatures because they live sociably with one another.
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While this line-up was in progress, the cast of Salisbury made its way in and milled about sociably next to one another, like people in those paintings of 18th-century parties.
Fiction book (1991) -
"I like it," she decided, nodding sociably to a jolly-faced man in a pickup truck who pulled up next to us at a stoplight, resting his belly on the steering wheel.
Fiction book (1999) -
Nevertheless, she appears to be essentially content with her own company: Bill takes it as a mark of their shared independent-spiritedness that while most of their coevals lounge sociably about at poolside between activities, Zhedi, like him, prefers the uncrowded far end of the beach.
Fiction book (1995) -
At the party, everyone chatted sociably as they enjoyed the music and snacks.
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She sociably greeted her neighbors when they walked by her house in the morning.
Synonyms
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1.6
In a way that involves people meeting and talking with others
4
3.7
In a friendly, pleasant way
4
3.5
In a kind and friendly way
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3.5
In a friendly way that shows you enjoy being with someone
1
4.4
In a friendly, pleasant way that shows warmth and kindness
1
3.7
In a friendly and cheerful way that makes people feel welcome
1
5.7
In a pleasant and friendly way
In a friendly way that shows a person likes being with others
In a friendly, lively, and enjoyable way
In a lively, friendly way that shows you like talking
In a friendly way that makes people feel accepted
Antonyms
How Sociable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sociably comes from the root soci- which means 'companion' or 'being with others', and you can see the same root in social and society. So, to act sociably is to enjoy company and behave in a friendly way.