Definitions for Social
ˈsoʊ ʃəlSo·cial

Princeton's WordNet(4.12 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sociable, social, mixer(adj)

   a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

2. social, societal(adj)

   relating to human society and its members

   "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"

3. social(adj)

   living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups

   "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"

4. 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"

5. 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"

6. social(adj)

   tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind

   "ants are social insects"

7. social(adj)

   marked by friendly companionship with others

   "a social cup of coffee"

Wiktionary(3.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. social(Noun)

   A festive gathering to foster introductions.

   They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.

2. social(Noun)

   A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.

3. 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.

4. social(Noun)

   Short for social security number.

   What's your social?

5. social(Adjective)

   Being extroverted or outgoing.

   James is a very social guy, he knows lots of people.

6. social(Adjective)

   Of or relating to society.

7. social(Adjective)

   Relating to social media or social networks.

8. social(Adjective)

   Relating to a nation's allies (cf. the Social War)

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

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Social(adj)

   ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person

3. Social(adj)

   consisting in union or mutual intercourse

4. Social(adj)

   naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species

5. Social(adj)

   living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees

6. Social(adj)

   forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians

Freebase(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Social

   The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms as applied to populations of humans and other animals. It always refers to the interaction of organisms with other organisms and to their collective co-existence, irrespective of whether they are aware of it or not, and irrespective of whether the interaction is voluntary or involuntary.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Social' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #182

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Social' in Written Corpus Frequency: #716

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Social' in Adjectives Frequency: #11

How to pronounce Social ?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Social in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Social in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Social in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Social in a Sentence

1. Richard Rakotovao:

   We fear a social explosion.

2. Sonya Kennedy:

   It's all over social media.

3. Jim Zanfagna:

   Social media learned before we did.

4. Ousmane Abakar:

   Social cohesion is gradually rebuilding.

5. Daniel Lubetzky:

   Your social mission can’t be a crutch.

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