— sociableness , n. — sociably , adv.
/soh"sheuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
2. friendly or agreeable in company; companionable.
3. characterized by agreeable companionship: a sociable evening at the home of friends.
n.
4. Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, esp. of members of a church.
[ 1545-55; sociabilis, equiv. to socia ( re ) to unite (deriv. of socius partner, comrade) + -bilis -BLE ]