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Sociable   /sˈoʊʃəbəl/   Listen
adjective
Sociable  adj.  
1.
Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. (R.) "They are sociable parts united into one body."
2.
Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social. "Society is no comfort to one not sociable." "What can be more uneasy to this sociable creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude?"
3.
Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.
4.
Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party.
5.
No longer hostile; friendly. (Obs.)
Sociable bird, or Sociable weaver (Zool.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See Republican, n., 3. (b).
Synonyms: Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible.


noun
Sociable  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.





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"Sociable" Quotes from Famous Books



... fair-complexioned, comely woman enough, with rather a simple countenance, not nearly so piquant as Nancy's. Her walk has something of the roll or waddle of a fat woman, though it were too much to call her fat. She seems to be a sociable body, probably laughter-loving. Captain H—— himself has commanded a steamboat, and has a ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 • Various
... "Any bench in the Park, any alley in Highmead, swarms with Love." 'Twas as if Caesar had skipped from his imperial chariot to a sociable. ...
— The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes • Israel Zangwill
... he, "Edwards isn't a bad sort of man. He isn't very sociable. I guess he wouldn't take much impudence, even from that boy of his. They say Jim wouldn't own up, and the old man won't do anything for him ...
— The Calico Cat • Charles Miner Thompson
... way of good to be said of the drinking habit to offset all this harm? Men drank to be sociable and companionable and to please their friends, and when the habit was fastened on them found they had lost every friend of value. They took to their cups to drown their sorrow, and found a sorrow more poignant among the dregs. They began the moderate use of stimulants to give ...
— Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World • James Cowan
... acquainted with the folks," Webber explained. "You go and shut yourself up in your room after every meal, instead of talking to people and being sociable like the rest of us. And you haven't formed any church connection. That helps a man, especially in your profession. You ought to get connected with a good church, and go to the meetings and church sociables. Join ...
— The Web of Life • Robert Herrick


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