'Social' definitions:
Definition of 'social'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" [syn: social, societal]
adjective
Living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior" [ant: unsocial]
adjective
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"
adjective
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"
adjective
Tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"
adjective
Marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
noun
Definition of 'Social'
From: GCIDE
- Social \So"cial\, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See Sue to follow.]
- 1. 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 phenomena." --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse. [1913 Webster]
- Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not Social communication. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Bot.) Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Zool.) (a) Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. (b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians. [1913 Webster]
- Social science, the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labor, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like.
- Social whale (Zool.), the blackfish.
- The social evil, prostitution. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; convival; festive. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'social'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affable,
- affair,
- amiable,
- amusing,
- associated,
- associational,
- at home,
- civic,
- civil,
- clubbable,
- clubbish,
- clubby,
- coalitional,
- collective,
- collectivistic,
- common,
- communal,
- communicative,
- communistic,
- community,
- commutual,
- companionable,
- companionate,
- compatible,
- congenial,
- conjoint,
- convivial,
- cooperative,
- cordial,
- cosmopolitan,
- courteous,
- entertaining,
- fit for society,
- fond of society,
- friendly,
- gathering,
- general,
- genial,
- get-together,
- gracious,
- gregarious,
- group,
- hospitable,
- in common,
- international,
- joint,
- levee,
- matinee,
- mutual,
- national,
- organizational,
- pleasant,
- pleasurable,
- popular,
- public,
- reception,
- reciprocal,
- reunion,
- salon,
- sexual,
- sociable,
- social affair,
- social gathering,
- social-minded,
- socialistic,
- societal,
- society,
- soiree,
- state,
- supranational,
- urbane,
- venereal,
- wake
Words containing 'Social'
- Socialism,
- Sociality,
- Socialize,
- Socially,
- Socialness,
- socialization,
- socialized,
- socializer,
- socializing,
- Christian Socialism,
- Social Circle,
- Social science,
- Social statics,
- Social whale,
- Socialism of the chair,
- State socialism,
- The social evil,
- guild socialism,
- national socialism,
- social action,
- social activity,
- social affair,
- social anthropologist,
- social anthropology,
- social assistance,
- social class,
- social climber,
- social climbing,
- social club,
- social contract,
- social control,
- social convention,
- social dancer,
- social dancing,
- social democracy,
- social disease,
- social drinker,
- social event,
- social function,
- social gathering,
- social grace,
- social group,
- social insect,
- social insurance,
- social intercourse,
- social lion,
- social movement,
- social occasion,
- social organisation,
- social organization,
- social outcast,
- social phobia,
- social policy,
- social process,
- social psychology,
- social rank,
- social reformer,
- social relation,
- social scientist,
- social season,
- social secretary,
- social security,
- social service,
- social station,
- social status,
- social stratification,
- social structure,
- social system,
- social unit,
- social welfare,
- social work,
- social worker,
- socialized medicine,
- utopian socialism,
- Social Circle, GA,
- economic and social council,
- medical social worker,
- social democratic party,
- social development commission,
- social security administration,
- social security number,
- economic and social council commission,
- socially connected well-connected