Meanings
singular social skill
- pluralplural normallyThe personal skills needed for successful social communication and interaction.
Near-synonyms: social graces, soft skills, people skills
1 more example
Interviews with families highlighted the lack of accessible and supportive social environments and concerns about insufficient social skills training, even though both children and parents desired social contact.
2025 August 13, Müjdat Erarkadaş, Kübra Özmeral Erarkadaş, Şahika Gülen Şişmanlar, “Autism Spectrum Disorder Beyond Childhood: A Comprehensive Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Social Functioning in Turkish Adults”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOISynonyms: social grace, soft skill, people skills
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe personal skills needed for successful social communication and interaction.
Translations
Finnish sosiaaliset taidot
- sosiaaliset taidotpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
French relationnel, sociabilité
- relationnelpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
- sociabilitépersonal skills of social communication and interaction
German Gesellschaftsfähigkeit, soziale Fähigkeiten
- Gesellschaftsfähigkeitpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
- soziale Fähigkeitenpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
- soziale Fertigkeitenpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
- Leichtigkeit im Umgangpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
Hungarian kapcsolatteremtő készségek, szociális készségek
- kapcsolatteremtő készségekpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
- szociális készségekpersonal skills of social communication and interaction
Polish umiejętności społeczne
- umiejętności społecznepersonal skills of social communication and interaction
Cite this entry
social skills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20skills
“social skills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20skills. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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