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sociable
/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
noun 5adj 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
most
VERB + SOCIABLE
bit, drink, gets, isn't, love, thinking
SOCIABLE + NOUN
people, person, women
PREP.
around
ADV.
quite
Definitions
adj
1
Tending to socialize or be social.
He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
Society is no comfort to one not sociable.
2
Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
a sociable party
3
Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
They are sociable parts united into one body.
4
No longer hostile; friendly.
Is the King sociable And bids thee live ?
noun
1
A sociable person.
2
A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
3
A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
4
A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
5
An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.
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He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
Wiktionary02
Society is no comfort to one not sociable.
Wiktionary03
a sociable party
Wiktionary04
At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.
Wiktionary05
Mary is a very sociable person.
Tatoeba · #3197006
I attended the party just to be sociable.
Tatoeba · #39823Usage Notes
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