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sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbəl] adj 1. friendly or companionable 2. (of an occasion) providing the opportunity for friendliness and conviviality n
1. Chiefly US another name for social [9] 2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a type of open carriage with two seats facing each other [via French from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre to unite, from socius an associate] sociability , sociableness n sociably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sociable adjective friendly, social, outgoing, warm, neighbourly, accessible, cordial, genial, affable, approachable, gregarious, convivial, companionable, conversable Some children have more sociable personalities than others. cold, withdrawn, unsociable, formal, distant, stiff, tense, unfriendly, reclusive, businesslike, uptight (informal), antisocial, introverted, uncommunicative, standoffish Translations sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbl] ADJ [person] → sociable, tratable; [occasion] → social I don't feel very sociable → no estoy para hacer vida social I'll have one drink, just to be sociable → para hacerles compañía, tomaré una copa sociable adj (= gregarious) → gesellig; (= friendly) → freundlich; … just to be sociable → …, man möchte sich ja nicht ausschließen; I’m not feeling very sociable today → mir ist heute nicht nach Geselligkeit (zumute or zu Mute); they eat together because it’s sociable → sie essen aus Gründen der Geselligkeit zusammen sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbl] adj (person) → socievole, cordiale; (evening, gathering) → amichevole, tra amici I don't feel very sociable → non ho molta voglia di vedere gente I'll have one drink, just to be sociable → berrò qualcosa, tanto per gradire sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbl] adj (person) → socievole, cordiale; (evening, gathering) → amichevole, tra amici I don't feel very sociable → non ho molta voglia di vedere gente I'll have one drink, just to be sociable → berrò qualcosa, tanto per gradire adj sociable [ˈsəuʃəbl] (negativeunsociable) fond of the company of others; friendly He's a cheerful, sociable man. vriendelik, gemeensaam أنيس، إجْتِماعي، مُحِب للمُخالَطَه общителен společenský, družný selskabelig gesellig κοινωνικός sociable seltskondlik اجتماعي معاشرتي seurallinen sociable חֶברוּתִי सामाजिक, मिलनसार društven, druželjubiv társaságkedvelő, barátságos ramah félagslyndur socievole 社交的な 사교적인 draugingas, mėgstantis bendrauti draudzīgs; []biedrisks suka bergaul gezellig sosial, omgjengelig, selskapelig towarzyski sociável sociabil общительный spoločenský, družný družaben druželjubiv sällskaplig เข้ากับคนง่าย arkadaş canlısı, hoşsohbet 愛交際的,友善的 товариський, комунікабельний ملنے جلنے کا شوقین dễ chan hòa 爱交际的,友善的 adv sociably vriendelik بِحُب للمُخالَطَه общително společensky selskabeligt gesellig κοινωνικά sociablemente seltskondlikult seurallisesti de façon sociable בְּחֶברוּתִיוּת मैत्रीपूर्णता से društveno, druželjubivo barátságosan dengan ramah á félagslyndan hátt in maniera socievole 社交的に 사교적으로 draugiškai draudzīgi; biedriski bergaul mesra gezellig omgjengelig, sosialt towarzysko sociavelmente (în mod) sociabil дружелюбно spoločensky družabno druželjubivo sällskapligt อย่างเป็นมิตร arkadaş canlısı olarak, tatlı dille 友善地 комунікабельно ملنساری سے dễ chan hòa 友善地 sociable → شخص اجتماعي společenský social gesellig προσηνής sociable seurallinen sociable društven socievole 社交的な 사교적인 gezellig selskapelig towarzyski sociável компанейский sällskaplig เป็นมิตร sosyal dễ chan hòa 善于社交的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We had lain thus in bed, chatting and napping at short intervals, and Queequeg now and then affectionately throwing his brown tattooed legs over mine, and then drawing them back; so entirely sociable and free and easy were we; when, at last, by reason of our confabulations, what little nappishness remained in us altogether departed, and we felt like getting up again, though day-break was yet some way down the future. But the wood-fire is a kindly, cheerful, sociable spirit, sympathizing with mankind, and knowing that to create warmth is but one of the good offices which are expected from it. "Old Man Eckert," as he was always called, was not of a sociable disposition and lived alone. |
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