/ ˈsəʊʃəbl; NAmE ˈsoʊ-/ (also less frequent so·cial ) adjective
( of people ) enjoying spending time with other people
SYN gregarious :
She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.
I'm not feeling very sociable this evening.
We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people) .
—compare antisocial
OPP unsociable
► so·ci·abil·ity / ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti; NAmE ˌsoʊ-/ noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French , or from Latin sociabilis , from sociare unite, from socius companion.