Definitions for socialˈsoʊ ʃəl

so•cialˈsoʊ ʃəl(adj.)

pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations:
a social club.
Category: Sociology
friendly or sociable, as persons or the disposition.
Category: Sociology
pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society:
a social event.
Category: Sociology
living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation.
Category: Sociology
of or pertaining to human society, esp. as a body divided into classes according to status.
Category: Sociology
of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community.
Category: Sociology
Zool. living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants.
Category: Zoology
Ref: Compare solitary (def. 8). 8
Bot. growing in patches or clumps.
Category: Botany
pertaining to or between allies or confederates, as a war.
Category: Sociology
(n.)a social gathering or party, esp. of or as given by an organized group:
a church social.

1555–65; < L sociālis=soci(us) partner, comrade +-ālis -al1

so′cial•ly(adv.)

sociable, social, mixer(adj)
a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
social, societal(adj)
relating to human society and its members
"social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"
social(adj)
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
"a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"
social(adj)
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"
social(adj)
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"
social(adj)
tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
"ants are social insects"
social(adj)
marked by friendly companionship with others
"a social cup of coffee"

social(adjective)ˈsoʊ ʃəl
relating to enjoyable activities done with others
a calendar of social events
socialˈsoʊ ʃəl
time sb spends doing enjoyable things with others
I don't have much of a social life.
socialˈsoʊ ʃəl
relating to society
social policy; social trends/history
socialˈsoʊ ʃəl
relating to sb's place in society
the family's social position/class/background

social(Noun)
A festive gathering to foster introductions.
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
social(Noun)
A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
social(Noun)
Short for social security benefit, the UK government department responsible for administering such welfare benefit for its employees.
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
social(Noun)
Short for social security number.
What's your social?
social(Adjective)
Being extroverted or outgoing.
James is a very social guy, he knows lots of people.
social(Adjective)
Of or relating to society.
social(Adjective)
Relating to social media or social networks.
social(Adjective)
Relating to a nation's allies (cf. the Social War)

Origin: From social, from socialis, from socius, from sequor.

Social(adj)
of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties
Social(adj)
ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person
Social(adj)
consisting in union or mutual intercourse
Social(adj)
naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species
Social(adj)
living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees
Social(adj)
forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians