About The Word Social
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What's The Definition Of Social?
[n] a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
[adj] marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee" [adj] living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "human beings are social animals"; "spent a relaxed social evening"; "immature social behavior" [adj] (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees" [adj] composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director" [adj] relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" [adj] relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page" Synonyms | Synonyms for Social: cultural | ethnic | friendly | gregarious | herding(a) | interpersonal | mixer | sociable | societal | swarming(a) Related Terms | Find terms related to Social: Social In Webster's Dictionary \So"cial\, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin
to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.]
1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in
society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social
interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits;
social happiness; social duties. ``Social phenomena.''
--J. S. Mill.
2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse;
companionable; sociable; as, a social person.
3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse.
Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not Social
communication. --Milton.
4. (Bot.) Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of
many individual plants of the same species.
5. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Living in communities consisting of males, females,
and neuters, as do ants and most bees.
(b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from
basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians.
{Social science}, the science of all that relates to the
social condition, the relations and institutions which are
involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member
of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself
with questions of the public health, education, labor,
punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the
like.
{Social whale} (Zo["o]l.), the blackfish.
{The social evil}, prostitution.
Syn: Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly;
familiar; communicative; convival; festive.
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