INSOCIABLE

Etymology

Adjective

insociable (comparative more insociable, superlative most insociable)

Not sociable or companionable.

Synonym: unsociable

(obsolete) Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.

Source: Wiktionary


In*so"cia*ble, a. Etym: [L. insociabilis: cf. F. insociable. See In- not, and Sociable.]

1. Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected. [Obs.] Lime and wood are insociable. Sir H. Wotton.

2. Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn. This austere insociable life. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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