sociability

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UK/ˌsəʊ.ʃəˈbɪlɪti/US/ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/US, sometimes/ˌsoʊ.sjəˈbɪləti/

noun

The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

“He was a true introvert, and his sociability lagged behind others of his age in the school.”

Similar
sociableness
Opposite
unsociability
OriginMiddle French sociabilité ← Latin sociābilis →
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Meanings

nounsociability (countable and uncountable, plural sociabilities)

plural sociabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

    He was a true introvert, and his sociability lagged behind others of his age in the school.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows

Similar
sociableness
Opposite
unsociability
Broader
sociality
Also see
extroversionsociableness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsociābilis
  2. Middle Frenchsociabilité
  3. Englishsociability

From Middle French sociabilité, from Latin sociābilis.

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Translations

Bulgarian общителност
  • общителност (obštitelnost)the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
French sociabilité
  • sociabilitéthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
Hungarian társas hajlam, társaságkedvelés
  • társas hajlamthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • társaságkedvelésthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • barátkozó természetthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
Irish caidreamhacht, caidriúlacht
  • caidreamhachtthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • caidriúlachtthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • cuideachtúlachtthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
  • suáilceasthe skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social
Cite this entry
APA

sociability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociability

MLA

“sociability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sociability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociability.

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