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Definition of "sociable" [so•cia•ble]

  • Fond of the company of others; gregarious. (adjective)
  • Marked by or affording occasion for agreeable conversation and conviviality. See Synonyms at social. (adjective)
  • Pleasant, friendly, and affable. See Synonyms at gracious. (adjective)
  • A social. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sociable" in a sentence
  • "She said she preferred the term "sociable TV" to "social TV," urging marketers to start "creating an experience consumers want to engage with over a longer period of time.""
  • "It was not half so interesting as taking lunch to school and eating it in sociable rings on the playground, or in groups under the trees."
  • "She was described as a "sociable and pretty young girl"."