ˌsōshēˈaləd.]ē, -lət], ]i\ noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin socialitas, from socialis social + -itas -ity — more at social
1.
a. : the quality or state of being social : sociability
though capable of friendship, he is not always much disposed to general sociality — Adam Smith
b. : an instance of social intercourse : an act of sociability — usually used in plural
reminded the other of their early socialities — J.G.Lockhart
2. : the tendency to associate with one's fellows or to form social groups
mammals as a class are not naturally strong on sociality — Harper's
: the fact or condition of being associated with others : fellowship
the moral sense demands that men should be bound together by ties of sociality — J.W.Beach