Definitions for social
ˈsoʊ ʃəlso·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.9 / 14 votes

1. sociable, social, mixeradjective

   a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

2. social, societaladjective

   relating to human society and its members

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

3. socialadjective

   living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups

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

4. socialadjective

   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. socialadjective

   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. socialadjective

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

   "ants are social insects"

7. socialadjective

   marked by friendly companionship with others

   "a social cup of coffee"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. socialnoun

   A festive gathering to foster introductions.

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

2. socialnoun

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

3. socialnoun

   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. socialnoun

   Short for social security number.

   What's your social?

5. socialadjective

   Being extroverted or outgoing.

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

6. socialadjective

   Of or relating to society.

7. socialadjective

   Relating to social media or social networks.

8. socialadjective

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SOCIALadjective

   Etymology: socialis, Latin.

   1. Relating to a general or publick interest; relating to society.

   To love our neighbour as ourselves is such a fundamental truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality. John Locke.

   2. Easy to mix in friendly gaiety; companionable.

   Withers adieu! yet not with thee remove
   Thy martial spirit or thy social love. Alexander Pope.

   3. Consisting in union or converse with another.

   Thou in thy secrecy although alone,
   Best with thy self accompany’d, seek’st not
   Social communication. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. social

   Social is a broad term that refers to activities, interactions, or processes involving people or society. It encompasses various aspects of human life, including relationships, communication, behavior, and culture. Social interactions can occur on personal, group, or societal levels, shaping individuals' thoughts, emotions, and actions and influencing the overall functioning and dynamics of a community or society.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 6 votes

1. Socialadjective

   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. Socialadjective

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

3. Socialadjective

   consisting in union or mutual intercourse

4. Socialadjective

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

5. Socialadjective

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

6. Socialadjective

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

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 10 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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  

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   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  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal

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

Anagrams for social »

1. colias

2. scolia

How to pronounce social?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Reginald Browne:

   The landscape for financial services has been heavily democratized by the rise of the ETF, now social media platforms have the opportunity to democratize the accessibility and delivery of those products and advisory services.

2. Christopher Murray:

   We made a big push trying to take into account how people move around, like direct measurement through cell phone data, there's more social distancing across the country than I think we expected. A number of states in the South will have smaller epidemics than expected.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   Imagine a multi-billionaire opposing a raise in the minimum wage. Imagine a multi-billionaire asking for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

4. Henry Walke:

   Testing does not eliminate all risk, but when combined with reducing non-essential activities, symptom screening and continuing with precautions like wearing masks, social distancing and hand washing, it can make travel safer.

5. Christine Pride:

   Black people, in general, are very wary of having this conversation because we talk about race amongst each other a lot because it's a central component of life, but when you meet a new White person, as I met Jo as a new friend, there is, I think, a built-in level of apprehension there about what is this person's background ? What is their family like ? You know, what, what are they hearing at the dinner table ? What did they hear about Black people growing up ? Who are their other friends ? What is their social circle ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=social
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Social
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=social
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=social
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=social