'Sociable' definitions:
Definition of 'sociable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" [ant: unsociable]
adjective
Friendly and pleasant; "a sociable gathering"
noun
Definition of 'Sociable'
From: GCIDE
- Sociable \So"cia*ble\, a.[F., fr. L. sociabilis, fr. sociare to associate, fr. socius a companion. See Social.]
- 1. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- They are sociable parts united into one body. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social. [1913 Webster]
- Society is no comfort to one not sociable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- What can be more uneasy to this sociable creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude? --South. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party. [1913 Webster]
- 5. No longer hostile; friendly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- Sociable bird, or Sociable weaver (Zool.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See Republican, n., 3. (b) . [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sociable'
From: GCIDE
- Sociable \So"cia*ble\, n.
- 1. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver. --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sociable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accessible,
- affable,
- agreeable,
- all jaw,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- approachable,
- associational,
- Bohemian,
- brotherly,
- candid,
- casual,
- chatty,
- chummy,
- civil,
- close,
- clubbable,
- clubbish,
- clubby,
- coalitional,
- communal,
- communicative,
- companionable,
- companionate,
- compatible,
- congenial,
- conversable,
- conversational,
- convivial,
- cordial,
- cosy,
- courteous,
- degage,
- demonstrative,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- effusive,
- expansive,
- extroverted,
- familiar,
- favorable,
- fit for society,
- flip,
- fluent,
- folksy,
- fond of society,
- frank,
- fraternal,
- free,
- free and easy,
- free-speaking,
- free-spoken,
- free-tongued,
- friendlike,
- friendly,
- gabby,
- garrulous,
- gassy,
- genial,
- glib,
- good-natured,
- gossipy,
- gracious,
- gregarious,
- gushy,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- harmonious,
- haymish,
- homely,
- homey,
- hospitable,
- informal,
- intimate,
- irregular,
- kind,
- long-winded,
- loose,
- loquacious,
- multiloquent,
- multiloquious,
- natural,
- neighborlike,
- neighborly,
- newsy,
- offhand,
- offhanded,
- open,
- organizational,
- outgoing,
- outspoken,
- overtalkative,
- peaceable,
- plain,
- pleasant,
- prolix,
- relaxed,
- self-revealing,
- self-revelatory,
- simpatico,
- simple,
- sisterly,
- smooth,
- social,
- social-minded,
- society,
- sympathique,
- talkative,
- talky,
- unaffected,
- unassuming,
- unceremonious,
- unconstrained,
- unconventional,
- unhampered,
- unhostile,
- unofficial,
- unrepressed,
- unreserved,
- unrestrained,
- unrestricted,
- unreticent,
- unsecretive,
- unshrinking,
- unsilent,
- unsocial,
- unstudied,
- unsuppressed,
- urbane,
- verbose,
- voluble,
- warm,
- well-affected,
- well-disposed,
- well-intentioned,
- well-meaning,
- well-meant,
- windy