English Explanatory Dictionary

social

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being extroverted or outgoing.
  2. Of or relating to society.
  3. Relating to social media or social networks.
  4. Relating to a nation's allies.
  5. Cooperating or growing in groups.
noun
  1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.
  2. A dance held to raise money, often held for a couple to be married.
  3. Ellipsis of social security.
  4. Ellipsis of social security number.
  5. A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
  6. Ellipsis of social studies.
  7. Ellipsis of social media.
  8. A social media account; the username or handle thereof, or a link thereto.

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ en-us-social.ogg

Word forms

social more social most social socials

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English 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.

Antonyms

antisocial unsocial asocial

Related words

sociality societal

Derived words

anti-social anti-social personality disorder biosocial box social chronosocial corporate social responsibility cybersocial dissocial dissocialize ecosocial ethnosocial eusocial extrasocial geosocial heterosocial homosocial hypersocial ice cream social ice-cream social intersocial macrosocial medicosocial metasocial microsocial necktie social nonsocial parasocial physicosocial postsocialistic presocial prosocial protosocial pseudosocial psychosocial quasisocial s-commerce semisocial shadow social socdem sociable social action social affairs minister social alienation social anthropologist social anthropology social anxiety social anxiety disorder social atom social autopsy social battery social bookmarking social butterfly social call social capital social choice social circle social class social climber social climbing social club
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