so ‧ cia ‧ ble /ˈsəʊʃəb ə l $ ˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ society , ↑ sociologist , ↑ sociology , ↑ sociability , ↑ social , ↑ socialism , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialite , ↑ socialization , ↑ sociopath ; adjective : ↑ sociable ≠ ↑ unsociable , ↑ social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL , ↑ unsocial , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialistic , ↑ societal , ↑ sociological , ↑ sociopathic ; adverb : ↑ socially , ↑ sociably , ↑ sociologically ; verb : ↑ socialize ]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin sociabilis , from sociare 'to join together' , from socius ; ⇨ ↑ social 1 ]
someone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people OPP unsociable :
a pleasant, sociable couple
—sociably adverb
—sociability /ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti, ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌsoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]