insociable
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Adjective edit
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.
References edit
- “insociable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
insociable (plural insociables)
Further reading edit
- “insociable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Adjective edit
insociable m or f (plural insociables)
- unsociable; that does not relate well to others
- Synonym: túzaro
Further reading edit
- “insociable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnsociābilis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /insoˈθjable/ [ĩn.soˈθja.β̞le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /insoˈsjable/ [ĩn.soˈsja.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧so‧cia‧ble
Adjective edit
insociable m or f (masculine and feminine plural insociables)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “insociable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014