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sociability

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so·cia·bil·i·ty  (ssh-bl-t)
n. pl. so·cia·bil·i·ties
1. The disposition or quality of being sociable.
2. An instance of being sociable.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sociabilitysociability - the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
personableness - the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive
extraversion, extroversion - (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
ambiversion - (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion
sociality - the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality"
conviviality, joviality - a jovial nature
companionability, companionableness - suitability to be a companion
camaraderie, chumminess, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship - the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
gregariousness - the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
openness, nakedness - characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship

sociability
noun friendliness, conviviality, cordiality, congeniality, neighbourliness, affability, gregariousness, companionability Enthusiasm, adaptability, sociability, and good health are essential.
Translations
sociability [ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlɪtɪ] Nsociabilidad f
sociability [ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti] nsociabilité f
sociability
nGeselligkeit f
sociability [ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (of person) → socievolezza
sociability [ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (of person) → socievolezza


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I scarcely knew what to think of all this--of Miss Tita's sudden conversion to sociability and of the strange circumstance that the more the old lady appeared to decline toward her end the less she should desire to be looked after.
The little wretches denied it with all the added volume of their sociability and their tenderness, in just the crystal depths of which-- like the flash of a fish in a stream--the mockery of their advantage peeped up.
A shy man means a lonely man--a man cut off from all companionship, all sociability.
 
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