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Sociable   /sˈoʊʃəbəl/   Listen
adjective
Sociable  adj.  
1.
Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. (R.) "They are sociable parts united into one body."
2.
Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social. "Society is no comfort to one not sociable." "What can be more uneasy to this sociable creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude?"
3.
Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.
4.
Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party.
5.
No longer hostile; friendly. (Obs.)
Sociable bird, or Sociable weaver (Zool.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See Republican, n., 3. (b).
Synonyms: Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible.


noun
Sociable  n.  
1.
A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. (Colloq. U. S.)
2.
A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver.





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"Sociable" Quotes from Famous Books



... not abuse— Was sociable and gay: He wore large buckles on his shoes. And changed ...
— Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor - Volume I • Various
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... faintly. The sounds were so weirdly fascinating that any one might have imagined it proceeded from a little group of Eastern musicians playing upon reeds in order to charm some snake to uncoil and become sociable after a lengthy seclusion in ...
— The Tale of Lal - A Fantasy • Raymond Paton
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... to make of that man. He was nice and sociable, and he seemed to be always trying not to laugh, and everybody knows that fat people are good-natured. And he seemed kind of to like us, too. Then why didn't he let us go through his house? That was what I wanted to know. If he had just been grouchy ...
— Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike • Percy Keese Fitzhugh
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... to the door with you," said Deulin, in the passage. He was always idle, and always had leisure to follow his sociable instincts. ...
— The Vultures • Henry Seton Merriman
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... neighborly, affable, complaisant, hearty, sociable, affectionate, cordial, kind, social, amicable, favorable, kindly, tender, ...
— English Synonyms and Antonyms - With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions • James Champlin Fernald
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