SOCIABILITY


Meaning of SOCIABILITY in English

ˌsōshəˈbiləd.]ē, -lət], ]i\ noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English socibbilite, from Latin sociabilis sociable + Middle English -ite -ity

1.

a. : the quality or state of being sociable : affability

smoke to relieve tension, to express sociability — Vance Packard

b. : the act or an instance of being sociable

the midmorning coffee break and the other sociabilities — David Riesman

2. : relative tendency of individuals of one kind (as pine trees) to group themselves together or scatter among individuals of other kinds usually expressed in terms of gregariousness or dispersion

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.