so·cial (s  sh l)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 soci  lis, of companionship, from socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]so cial·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
| Noun | 1. |  social - a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activityparty - 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 3. organized, gregarious
Translations
social [ˈsəuʃl] adj → sozial;
(history) → Sozial-;
(structure) → Gesellschafts-;
(event, contact) → gesellschaftlich;
(person) → gesellig;
n (party) → geselliger Abend m;
social life → gesellschaftliches Leben nt;
to have no social life → nicht mit anderen Leuten zusammenkommen
adj social [ˈsəuʃəl]
1 concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community social problems. maatskaplik إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالحَياةِ الإجْتِماعِيَّه обществен sociální samfundsmæssig; samfunds- sozial κοινωνικός social ühiskondlik, sotsiaalne اجتماعي yhteiskunnallinen social חֶברוּתִי सामाजिक društven, socijalan szociális sosial félagslegur sociale 社会的な 사회의, 사회에 관한 socialinis, visuomeninis sociāls; sabiedrisks sosial sociaal samfunns-, sosial społeczny social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับสังคม sosyal 社會的 суспільний; громадський معاشرے یا اس کے افراد سے متعلق có tính chất xã hội 社会的
2 concerning the system by which such a community is organized social class. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالنِّظام الإجْتِماعي социален sociální samfunds-; social- Gesellschafts-... κοινωνικός social ühiskonna-, sotsiaal- جامعه sosiaalinen social חֶברַתִי सामाजिक društveni társadalmi sosial þjóðfélagslegur sociale 社会の 사회적인 socialinis sabiedrības-; sabiedrisks sosial maatschappelijk samfunns-, sosial społeczny social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับระบบสังคมนิยม toplumsal 一定社會階層的 соціальний معاشرتی thuộc quan hệ gữa người và người, thuộc xã hội 一定社会阶层的
3 living in communities Ants are social insects. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، يعيش حياةُ جماعِيَّه дружески společenský social; selskabs- gesellig κοινωνικός social ühiskondlik گروه زي yhteiskunta- social חֶברַתִי एक साथ रहना društven társas sosial félags- sociale 群居性の 사회 생활을 하는; (동물이) 군서하는 gyvenantys bendruomenėmis/bendrijomis sabiedrisks sosial sociaal sosial, selskaps- stadny, gromadny social social общественный; стадный spoločenský družben društven social ที่อยู่กันเป็นกลุ่ม sürü hâlinde yaşayan 群居 стадний اجتماعت پسند sống thành đàn, quần thể 群居
4 concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالتَرْفيه الإجْتِماعي приятелски společenský selskabelig Gesellschafts-... κοινωνικός social seltskondlik گروهي yhteiskunta- social חֶברַתִי केवल मनोरंजन के लिए društven társas(ági) sosial félaga-, félagslegur sociale 社交の 친목의, 사교의 visuomeninis, siekiantis bendrauti saviesīgs; draudzīgs sosial gezellig selskapelig, sosial towarzyski social social светский; дружеский spoločenský družaben socijalan social, sällskaps- เกี่ยวกับการอยู่ร่วมกันเป็นกลุ่ม sosyal 交際的，社交的 світський سماجی tình bạn bè và sự giải trí 交际的，社交的
n socialism
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. sosialisme إشْتِراكِيَّه социализъм socialismus socialisme der Sozialismus σοσιαλισμός socialismo sotsialism sosialismi socialisme סוֹצִיאַלִיזם समाजवाद socijalizam szocializmus sosialisme sósíalismi, jafnaðarstefna socialismo 社会主義 사회주의 socializmas sociālisms sosialisme socialisme sosialisme socjalizm socialismo socialism социализм socializmus socializem socijalizam socialism ระบบสังคมนิยม sosyalizm 社會主義 соціалізм اشتراکیت chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义
n socialist
a person who believes in and/or practises socialism. sosialis إشْتِراكي، مُنادٍ بالإشْتِراكِيَّه социалист socialista socialist der/die Sozialist(in) σοσιαλιστής socialista sotsialist sosialisti socialiste סוֹציַאלִיסְט समाजवादी socijalist szocialista sosialis sósíalisti socialista 社会主義者 사회주의자 socialistas sociālists sosialis socialist sosialist socjalista socialista socialist социалист socialista socialist socijalista socialist นักสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義者 соціаліст اشتراکی người theo chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义者
adj
of or concerning socialism socialist policies/governments. sosialisties إشْتِراكي социалистически socialistický socialistisk sozialistisch σοσιαλιστικός socialista sotsialistlik sosialistinen socialiste סוֹציַאלִיסטִי समजवाद से संबंधित socijalistički, socijalističan szocialista sosialis sósíalískur socialista 社会主義の 사회주의의, 사회주의자의 socialistinis sociālistisks sosialis socialistisch sosialistisk socjalistyczny socialista socialist социалистический socialistický socialističen socijalistički socialistisk เกี่ยวกับสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義的 соціалістичний اشتراکیت سے متعلق đặc trưng của chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义的
v socialize, ˈsocialise
to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc). sosialiseer يَخْتَلِط إجْتِماعِيّاً социализирам žít společensky hygge sig gesellig machen συναναστρέφομαι relacionarse, mezclarse con la gente seltskondlikult suhtlema seurustella voir/fréquenter des gens לְהִתעַרוֹת בַּחֶברָה लोगों के साथ घुलना-मिलना socijalizirati barátkozik bergaul blanda geði við socializzare 交際する 허물없이 사귀다 bendrauti satikties saviesīgos pasākumos; saieties bergaul gezellig doen omgås; blande seg med andre, være selskapelig nawiązywać stosunki towarzyskie ser sociável a frecventa (pe cineva) вести светский образ жизни žiť spoločensky družiti se socijalizovati umgås คบหาสมาคม toplumsal etkinliklere katılmak 社交往來 спілкуватися ملنا جلنا xã hội hóa 社交往来
adv socially
in a social way I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially. sosiaal إجْتِماعِياً обществено ve společnosti selskabeligt; socialt gesellig κοινωνικά socialmente seltskondlikult sosiaalisesti en société מִבּחִינָת חֶברָתִית सामाजिक društveno társaságban secara sosial félagslega, utan vinnu in società 社交的に 격의 없이 draugijoje, sambūryje neoficiāli; saviesīgi dari segi sosial in de omgang i selskapelig sammenheng, sosialt na gruncie towarzyskim socialmente în societate в обществе; в гостях v spoločnosti, spoločensky družabno socijalno privat ในทางสังคม; ในทางการคบค้าสมาคม sosyal ortamda, iş dışında 在社交方面 у товаристві; неофіційно سماجی لہاظ سے có tính chất xã hội 在社交方面
social work
maatskaplike werk شؤون إجْتِماعِيَّه، خِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّه обществена дейност sociální péče socialt arbejde die Sozialarbeit κοινωνικό έργο trabajo social sotsiaalhoolekanne مددكاري اجتماعي sosiaalityö service sociaux עֲבוֹדָה סוֹציָאלִית सामाजिक कार्य socijalni rad szociális munka kerja sosial félagsráðgjöf servizi sociali 社会事業 사회 사업 socialinė rūpyba sociālā aprūpe kerja sosial sociaal werk sosialarbeid, samfunnsnyttig arbeid; sosionomstudiet; sosialarbeider, sosionom praca, działalność socjalna assistência social asistent social) работа в сфере социальных проблем sociálna starostlivosť socialno delo socijalni rad socialt arbete, socialarbetare งานสังคมสงเคราะห์ sosyal hizmetler 社會福利工作 громадська, соціальна робота سماجی فلاح و بہبود کے کام công tác xã hội 社会福利工作
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