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insociable
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English
Etymology
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Adjective
insociable (comparative more insociable, superlative most insociable)
- Not sociable or companionable.
- Synonym: unsociable
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 136, column 1:
- I abhor ſuch phanaticall phantaſms, ſuch inſociable and poynt deuiſe companions, […]
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
- this austere insociable life
- (obsolete) Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
- 1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC:
- Lime and wood are insociable.
Derived terms
References
- “insociable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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French
Etymology
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
insociable (plural insociables)
Further reading
- “insociable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Adjective
insociable m or f (plural insociables)
- unsociable; that does not relate well to others
- Synonym: túzaro
Further reading
- “insociable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insoˈθjable/ [ĩn.soˈθja.β̞le] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /insoˈsjable/ [ĩn.soˈsja.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧so‧cia‧ble
Adjective
insociable m or f (masculine and feminine plural insociables)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “insociable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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