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English adjective: social | |||
| 1. | social relating to human society and its members | ||
| Samples | Social institutions. Societal evolution. Societal forces. Social legislation. | ||
| Synonyms | societal | ||
| 2. | social living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups | ||
| Samples | A human being is a social animal. Mature social behavior. | ||
| Similar | cultural, ethnic, ethnical, gregarious, interpersonal, multi-ethnic, multiethnic | ||
| See also | friendly, gregarious, sociable | ||
| Attribute | sociality | ||
| Antonyms | unsocial | ||
| 3. | social relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society | ||
| Samples | Made fun of her being so social and high-toned. A social gossip colum. The society page. | ||
| 4. | social composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability | ||
| Samples | A purely social club. The church has a large social hall. A social director. | ||
| Similar | sociable | ||
| Antonyms | unsociable | ||
| 5. | social tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind | ||
| Samples | Ants are social insects. | ||
| Similar | gregarious | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| Antonyms | ungregarious | ||
| 6. | social marked by friendly companionship with others | ||
| Samples | A social cup of coffee. | ||
| Similar | friendly | ||
| Antonyms | unfriendly | ||
English noun: social | |||
| 1. | social (group) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | ||
| Synonyms | mixer, sociable | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | party | ||
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