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so·cial  (sshl)
adj.
1.
a. Living together in communities.
b. Of or relating to communal living.
c. Of or relating to human society and its modes of organization: social classes; social problems; a social issue.
2. Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates: Ants are social insects.
3. Involving allies or members of a confederacy.
4. Of or relating to the upper classes.
5.
a. Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable.
b. Spent in or marked by friendly relations or companionship.
c. Intended for convivial activities.
6. Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare: social programs.
n.
An informal social gathering, as of the members of a church congregation.

[Middle English sociale, domestic, from Old French social, from Latin socilis, of companionship, from socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]

social·ly adv.
Synonyms: social, companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable
These adjectives mean inclined to, marked by, or passed in friendly companionship with others: a friendly social gathering; a companionable pet; a cheery, convivial disposition; a gregarious person who avoids solitude; a sociable conversation.

social [ˈsəʊʃəl]
adj
1. (Sociology) living or preferring to live in a community rather than alone
2. (Sociology) denoting or relating to human society or any of its subdivisions
3. (Sociology) of, relating to, or characteristic of the experience, behaviour, and interaction of persons forming groups
4. relating to or having the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc. a social club
5. (Social Welfare) relating to or engaged in social services a social worker
6. (Sociology) relating to or considered appropriate to a certain class of society, esp one thought superior
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (esp of certain species of insects) living together in organized colonies social bees Compare solitary [6]
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plant species) growing in clumps, usually over a wide area
n
an informal gathering, esp of an organized group, to promote companionship, communal activity, etc.
[from Latin sociālis companionable, from socius a comrade]
socially  adv
socialness  n

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