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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
Adjective
1. living or preferring to live in a community rather than alone
2. of or relating to human society or organization
3. of the way people live and work together in groups: social organization
4. of or for companionship or communal activities: social clubs
5. of or engaged in social services: a social worker
6. relating to a certain class of society: social misfits
7. (of certain species of insects) living together in organized colonies: social bees
Noun
an informal gathering [Latin socius a comrade]
socially adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.socialsocial - a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
Adj.1.social - relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"
2.social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
gregarious - (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"
sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious"
unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"
3.social - relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"
4.social - composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"
sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious"
5.social - tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
gregarious - (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"
6.social - marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

social
adjective 2. sociable, friendly, companionable, neighbourly
adjective 3. organized, gregarious
noun 4. get-together, (informal) party, gathering, function, do (informal) reception, bash (informal) social gathering
Translations

social [ˈsəuʃl] adjsocial
nvelada, fiesta
social [ˈsəuʃl] adjsocial(e) (= sociable); sociable
n(petite) fête
social [ˈsəuʃl] adjsozial;
(history) → Sozial-;
(structure) → Gesellschafts-;
(event, contact) → gesellschaftlich;
(person) → gesellig;
(animal) → gesellig lebend
n (party) → geselliger Abend m;
social life → gesellschaftliches Leben nt;
to have no social life → nicht mit anderen Leuten zusammenkommen
social [ˈsəuʃl] adjsociale
nfesta, serata

social
adj social [ˈsəuʃəl]
1 concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community social problems.maatskaplikإجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالحَياةِ الإجْتِماعِيَّهобщественsociálnísamfundsmæssig; samfunds-sozialκοινωνικόςsocialühiskondlik, sotsiaalneاجتماعيyhteiskunnallinensocialחֶברוּתִיसामाजिकdruštven, socijalanszociálissosialfélagslegursociale社会的な사회의, 사회에 관한socialinis, visuomeninissociāls; sabiedriskssosialsociaalsamfunns-, sosialspołecznysocialsocialсоциальныйsociálnydružbendruštvensocialเกี่ยวกับสังคมsosyal社會的суспільний; громадськийمعاشرے یا اس کے افراد سے متعلقcó tính chất xã hội
2 concerning the system by which such a community is organized social class.sosiaalإجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالنِّظام الإجْتِماعيсоциаленsociálnísamfunds-; social-Gesellschafts-...κοινωνικόςsocialühiskonna-, sotsiaal-جامعهsosiaalinensocialחֶברַתִיसामाजिकdruštvenitársadalmisosialþjóðfélagslegursociale社会の사회적인socialinissabiedrības-; sabiedriskssosialmaatschappelijksamfunns-, sosialspołecznysocialsocialсоциальныйsociálnydružbendruštvensocialเกี่ยวกับระบบสังคมนิยมtoplumsal一定社會階層的соціальнийمعاشرتیthuộc quan hệ gữa người và người, thuộc xã hội
3 living in communities Ants are social insects.sosiaalإجْتِماعي، يعيش حياةُ جماعِيَّهдружескиspolečenskýsocial; selskabs-geselligκοινωνικόςsocialühiskondlikگروه زيyhteiskunta-socialחֶברַתִיएक साथ रहनाdruštventársassosialfélags-sociale群居性の사회 생활을 하는; (동물이) 군서하는gyvenantys bendruomenėmis/bendrijomissabiedriskssosialsociaalsosial, selskaps-stadny, gromadnysocialsocialобщественный; стадныйspoločenskýdružbendruštvensocialที่อยู่กันเป็นกลุ่มsürü hâlinde yaşayan群居стаднийاجتماعت پسندsống thành đàn, quần thể
4 concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.sosiaalإجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالتَرْفيه الإجْتِماعيприятелскиspolečenskýselskabeligGesellschafts-...κοινωνικόςsocialseltskondlikگروهيyhteiskunta-socialחֶברַתִיकेवल मनोरंजन के लिएdruštventársas(ági)sosialfélaga-, félagslegursociale社交の친목의, 사교의visuomeninis, siekiantis bendrautisaviesīgs; draudzīgssosialgezelligselskapelig, sosialtowarzyskisocialsocialсветский; дружескийspoločenskýdružabensocijalansocial, sällskaps-เกี่ยวกับการอยู่ร่วมกันเป็นกลุ่มsosyal交際的,社交的світськийسماجیtình bạn bè và sự giải trí
n ˈsocialism
the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners. sosialismeإشْتِراكِيَّهсоциализъмsocialismussocialismeder Sozialismusσοσιαλισμόςsocialismosotsialismsosialismisocialismeסוֹצִיאַלִיזםसमाजवादsocijalizamszocializmussosialismesósíalismi, jafnaðarstefnasocialismo社会主義사회주의socializmassociālismssosialismesocialismesosialismesocjalizmsocialismosocialismсоциализмsocializmussocializemsocijalizamsocialismระบบสังคมนิยมsosyalizm社會主義соціалізмاشتراکیتchủ nghĩa xã hội
n ˈsocialist
a person who believes in and/or practises socialism. sosialisإشْتِراكي، مُنادٍ بالإشْتِراكِيَّهсоциалистsocialistasocialistder/die Sozialist(in)σοσιαλιστήςsocialistasotsialistsosialistisocialisteסוֹציַאלִיסְטसमाजवादीsocijalistszocialistasosialissósíalistisocialista社会主義者사회주의자socialistassociālistssosialissocialistsosialistsocjalistasocialistasocialistсоциалистsocialistasocialistsocijalistasocialistนักสังคมนิยมsosyalist社會主義者соціалістاشتراکیngười theo chủ nghĩa xã hội
adj
of or concerning socialism socialist policies/governments.sosialistiesإشْتِراكيсоциалистическиsocialistickýsocialistisksozialistischσοσιαλιστικόςsocialistasotsialistliksosialistinensocialisteסוֹציַאלִיסטִיसमजवाद से संबंधितsocijalistički, socijalističanszocialistasosialissósíalískursocialista社会主義の사회주의의, 사회주의자의socialistinissociālistiskssosialissocialistischsosialistisksocjalistycznysocialistasocialistсоциалистическийsocialistickýsocialističensocijalističkisocialistiskเกี่ยวกับสังคมนิยมsosyalist社會主義的соціалістичнийاشتراکیت سے متعلقđặc trưng của chủ nghĩa xã hội
v ˈsocialize, *ˈsocialise
to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc). sosialiseerيَخْتَلِط إجْتِماعِيّاًсоциализирамžít společenskyhygge siggesellig machenσυναναστρέφομαιrelacionarse, mezclarse con la genteseltskondlikult suhtlemaseurustellavoir/fréquenter des gensלְהִתעַרוֹת בַּחֶברָהलोगों के साथ घुलना-मिलनाsocijaliziratibarátkozikbergaulblanda geði viðsocializzare交際する허물없이 사귀다bendrautisatikties saviesīgos pasākumos; saietiesbergaulgezellig doenomgås; blande seg med andre, være selskapelignawiązywać stosunki towarzyskieser sociávela frecventa (pe cineva)вести светский образ жизниžiť spoločenskydružiti sesocijalizovatiumgåsคบหาสมาคมtoplumsal etkinliklere katılmak社交往來спілкуватисяملنا جلناxã hội hóa
adv ˈsocially
in a social way I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially.sosiaalإجْتِماعِياًобщественоve společnostiselskabeligt; socialtgeselligκοινωνικάsocialmenteseltskondlikultsosiaalisestien sociétéמִבּחִינָת חֶברָתִיתसामाजिकdruštvenotársaságbansecara sosialfélagslega, utan vinnuin società社交的に격의 없이draugijoje, sambūryjeneoficiāli; saviesīgidari segi sosialin de omgangi selskapelig sammenheng, sosialtna gruncie towarzyskimsocialmenteîn societateв обществе; в гостяхv spoločnosti, spoločenskydružabnosocijalnoprivatในทางสังคม; ในทางการคบค้าสมาคมsosyal ortamda, iş dışında在社交方面у товаристві; неофіційноسماجی لہاظ سےcó tính chất xã hội
social work
maatskaplike werkشؤون إجْتِماعِيَّه، خِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّهобществена дейностsociální péčesocialt arbejdedie Sozialarbeitκοινωνικό έργοtrabajo socialsotsiaalhoolekanneمددكاري اجتماعيsosiaalityöservice sociauxעֲבוֹדָה סוֹציָאלִיתसामाजिक कार्यsocijalni radszociális munkakerja sosialfélagsráðgjöfservizi sociali社会事業사회 사업socialinė rūpybasociālā aprūpekerja sosialsociaal werksosialarbeid, samfunnsnyttig arbeid; sosionomstudiet; sosialarbeider, sosionompraca, działalność socjalnaassistência socialasistent social)работа в сфере социальных проблемsociálna starostlivosťsocialno delosocijalni radsocialt arbete, socialarbetareงานสังคมสงเคราะห์sosyal hizmetler社會福利工作громадська, соціальна роботаسماجی فلاح و بہبود کے کامcông tác xã hội

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