social
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
social (plural socials)
- A festive gathering to foster introductions.
- They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
- (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
- (UK, colloquial) Abbreviation of social security benefit., the UK government department responsible for administering such welfare benefit, for its employees.
- Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
- (US, colloquial) Abbreviation of social security number.
- What's your social?
Translations
festive gathering to foster introductions
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Adjective
social (comparative more social, superlative most social)
- Being extroverted or outgoing.
- James is a very social guy, he knows lots of people.
- Of or relating to society.
- 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 70:
- Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
- Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
- Unemployment is a social problem.
- 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 70:
- (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
- social gaming
- (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (cf. the Social War)
- (zoology) Cooperating in groups.
- a social insect
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from social (adjective)
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Related terms
Translations
extroverted or outgoing
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relating to society
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internet: relating to social media or social networks
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relating to a nation's allies
zoology: cooperating in groups
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Statistics
External links
- social in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- social in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɔ.sjal/, X-SAMPA: /sO.sjal/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophones: sociale, sociales
- Hyphenation: so‧cial
Adjective
social m (feminine sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)
- social, related to society, community
- Un devoir social.
- A social obligation.
- Un devoir social.
- social, living in society
- l'homme est un animal social.
- Man is a social animal.
- l'homme est un animal social.
- mundane, related to social life
- Était-ce parce que la vie sociale de Gilberte devait présenter les mêmes contrastes que celle de Swann ? (Marcel Proust, Fugitive, 1922)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- socialement
- socialisant
- socialisation
- socialiser
- socialisme
- socialiste
- socialité
- social-démocrate
- social-démocratie
- socialo
Related terms
Noun
social m (plural socials)
- action intended to make society work better
- faire du social.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [so̞θi.äl]
Adjective
social m and f (plural sociales)
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Audio (file)
Adjective
social
- (not comparable) social, pertaining to living conditions and society (of an issue)
- social, kind, friendly, welcoming (of a person)
Declension
Declension of social
Related terms
- antisocial
- asocial
- socialbidrag
- socialfall
- socialisering
- socialism
- socialist
- socialkontor
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