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EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK): IPA(key): /ˈsəʊʃəl/
  • (US): IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/
  • Audio (US)
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  • Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

NounEdit

social (plural socials)

  1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.
    They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
  2. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
  3. (Britain, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit.
    Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
  4. (US, colloquial) Abbreviation of social security number.
    What's your social?
  5. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
  6. (Canada) Clipping of social studies.

TranslationsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

  1. Being extroverted or outgoing.
    James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:
      Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.
  2. Of or relating to society.
    • 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎[1], 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.
  3. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
    social gaming
  4. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (compare the Social War)
  5. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
    a social insect

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Terms derived from social (adjective)

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AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sociālis.

AdjectiveEdit

social (epicene, plural sociales)

  1. social

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sociālis.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social (masculine and feminine plural socials)

  1. social

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Further readingEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)

  1. social, related to society, community
    Un devoir social.
    A social obligation.
  2. social, living in society
    l'homme est un animal social.
    Man is a social animal.
  3. 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)

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NounEdit

social m (plural sociaux)

  1. action intended to make society work better
    faire du social.

Further readingEdit

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sociālis.

AdjectiveEdit

social m, f (plural sociais)

  1. social

Derived termsEdit

Middle FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

First known attestation 1355[1], borrowed from Latin sociālis.

AdjectiveEdit

social m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)

  1. allied (on the same side)
  2. social (tending to spend time with others)

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “social” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (social, supplement)

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sociālis.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social m, f (plural sociais, comparable)

  1. social (relating to society)
  2. (business) social (relating to business firms)
  3. social; outgoing; extroverted
  4. (ecology) social (living in large groups)
  5. for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen
    Elevador social.
    Residents’ lift.

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NounEdit

social m, f (plural sociais)

  1. (Brazil, informal) a small party between close people or friends

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French social.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social m, n (feminine singular socială, masculine plural sociali, feminine and neuter plural sociale)

  1. social (of or relating to society)

DeclensionEdit

declension of social
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite social socială sociali sociale
definite socialul sociala socialii socialele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite social sociale sociali sociale
definite socialului socialei socialilor socialelor

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social (plural sociales)

  1. social

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

social

  1. (not comparable) social, pertaining to living conditions and society (of an issue)
  2. social, kind, friendly, welcoming (of a person)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of social
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular social mer social mest social
Neuter singular socialt mer socialt mest socialt
Plural sociala mer sociala mest sociala
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 sociale mer sociale mest sociale
All sociala mer sociala mest sociala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

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