social

social is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

so - social - society

Social is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular social

Plural socials

1. (countable) A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.

Adjective

Positive social

Comparative more social

Superlative most social

1. When a person or animal is social, it lives with others.

   Dogs are social animals.

2. Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society.

   Our country is going through a period of social change.

Antonyms

• antisocial
• asocial
• unsocial

Related words

• society
• socially
• sociable
• socialist
• socialite