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Meaning of SOCIABLE

Pronunciation:  'sowshubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
  2. [adj]  friendly and pleasant; "a sociable gathering"
  3. [adj]  inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious"
 
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 Synonyms: agreeable, clubable, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, companionable, congenial, convivial, extroverted, forthcoming, good-time, mixer, outgoing, social, social
 
 Antonyms: unsociable
 
 See Also: extraversive, extroversive, friendly, party

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\So"cia*ble\, n.
1. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal
   party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.]
2. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and
   a box for the driver. --Miss Edgeworth.
 

 

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