social

From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊʃəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/

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• Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

social (plural socials)

1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.

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

2. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
3. (Britain, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit.

   Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.

4. (US, colloquial) Abbreviation of social security number.

   What's your social?

5. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
6. (Canada) Clipping of social studies.

social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

1. Being extroverted or outgoing.

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

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:

     Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.

2. Of or relating to society.
   • 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 1, page 70:

     Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.

   Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.

   Unemployment is a social problem.

3. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.

   social gaming

4. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (compare the Social War)
5. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.

   a social insect

• antisocial
• unsocial
• asocial

• sociality
• societal

• social in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• social in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “social” in Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, →ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.

• scolia

From Latin sociālis.

social (epicene, plural sociales)

1. social

From Latin sociālis.

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /so.siˈal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /su.siˈal/

social (masculine and feminine plural socials)

1. social

• socialitzar
• socialment

• soci

• “social” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.sjal/
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• Homophones: sociale, sociales
• Hyphenation: so‧cial

social (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)

1. social, related to society, community

   Un devoir social.

   A social obligation.

2. social, living in society

   l'homme est un animal social.

   Man is a social animal.

3. mundane, related to social life

   Était-ce parce que la vie sociale de Gilberte devait présenter les mêmes contrastes que celle de Swann ? (Marcel Proust, Fugitive, 1922)

• grégaire

• antisocial
• asocial

• socialement
• socialisant
• socialisation
• socialiser
• socialisme
• socialiste
• socialité
• social-démocrate
• social-démocratie
• socialo

• sociétaire
• sociétal
• société
• socio-

social m (plural sociaux)

1. action intended to make society work better

   faire du social.

• “social” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Latin sociālis.

social m or f (plural sociais)

1. social

• socializar
• socialmente

First known attestation 1355[1], borrowed from Latin sociālis.

social m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)

1. allied (on the same side)
2. social (tending to spend time with others)

• English: social (borrowed)
• French: social

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (social, supplement)

From Latin sociālis.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.ˈsjaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.ˈsjaw/

social m or f (plural sociais, comparable)

1. social (relating to society)
2. (business) social (relating to business firms)
3. social; outgoing; extroverted
4. (ecology) social (living in large groups)
5. for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen

   Elevador social.

   Residents’ lift.

• (outgoing): sociável, extrovertido

social m, f (plural sociais)

1. (Brazil, informal) a small party between close people or friends

Borrowed from French social.

• IPA^(key): /ˌso.t͡ʃiˈal/

social m or n (feminine singular socială, masculine plural sociali, feminine and neuter plural sociale)

1. social (of or relating to society)

From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /soˈθjal/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /soˈsjal/
• Hyphenation: so‧cial

social (plural sociales)

1. social

• antisocial

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social

1. (not comparable) social, pertaining to living conditions and society (of an issue)
2. social, kind, friendly, welcoming (of a person)

• antisocial
• asocial
• socialbidrag
• socialfall
• socialisering
• socialism
• socialist
• socialkontor