Definitions for Social
ˈsoʊ ʃəlSo·cial

Princeton's WordNet(3.86 / 14 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(3.67 / 6 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.

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

2. social(Noun)

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

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

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.

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

4. social(Noun)

   Short for social security number.

   What's your social?

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

5. social(Adjective)

   Being extroverted or outgoing.

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

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

6. social(Adjective)

   Of or relating to society.

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

7. social(Adjective)

   Relating to social media or social networks.

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

8. social(Adjective)

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

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

Wikipedia(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Social

   Social organisms, including humans, live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the interaction is voluntary or involuntary.

Webster Dictionary(3.33 / 6 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(3.49 / 10 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.

Editors Contribution(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. social

   Able to share time with other human beings.

   We as human beings love to share time with each other, we are very social.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 6, 2020  

2. social

   Of or relating to human beings or society.

   Human beings are social beings and like to go out to share time with each other.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 6, 2020  

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Social

   living in communities: more especially those species in which undeveloped or worker forms occur and where the colony has a single female head.

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. Vanessa Jameson:

   More and more these days, moms aren’t necessarily living near their extended family and they’re turning more towards social media and online connections and not getting those in person relationships.

2. Katherine Langford:

   I think representation is crucial. You need to see people who look like you, who think like you, speak like you, who go through the same things like you. And I think that's what filmmakers can do so beautifully, is to tell stories, i was also on ‘ 13 Reasons Why, ’ and I think that the two similarities between ‘ Love, Simon ’ and the show are that we're aiming to tell a story in an authentic way. I didn't choose either one with any social agenda, but I think that I'm really grateful to be a part of both and again I think that Katherine Langford need representation, particularly with a story that so many people have gone through and hasn't been told yet. Katherine Langford and Nick Robinson, the film’s star, noted that Katherine Langford and Nick Robinson was interested in the role as it put LGBTQ characters front and center for the first time. What makes it different is usually when Katherine Langford are seeing a film like this or a character like this their sort of perfunctory, Katherine Langford know ? They're not really... they're in the background. They're like a fringe element.

3. Thomas Croci:

   I saw this in Afghanistan when someone would come to us giving their name and tribe and the Afghan partner standing next to me would say, ‘No way, there are small traits an American wouldn’t know. In Western nations, babies get a footprint, a Social Security number and, in some cases, even DNA. In places like Syria or Afghanistan you may never have contact with the government.

4. Marta Murray-Close:

   Our findings suggest that social norms and expectations haven't completely caught up with contemporary work and family arrangements.

5. Angel Hsu:

   The Chinese government likes to hold authority over data for fear that different numbers than those from official sources could lead to social unrest, china claims they don't have the human capacity to maintain and run the monitors.

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