sociability

English

Etymology

From Middle French sociabilité, from Latin sociābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsəʊ.ʃəˈbɪlɪti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/, (sometimes) /ˌsoʊ.sjəˈbɪləti/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

sociability (countable and uncountable, plural sociabilities)

1. The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

   He was a true introvert, and his sociability lagged behind others of his age in the school.

Translations

the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social

Bulgarian: общителност (bg) f (obštitelnost) French: sociabilité (fr) f Galician: sociabilidade (gl) f Hungarian: társas hajlam, társaságkedvelés, barátkozó természet Irish: caidreamhacht f, caidriúlacht f, cuideachtúlacht f, suáilceas m