Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SOCIABLE
sociable
(adjective) friendly and pleasant; “a sociable gathering”
sociable
(adjective) inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; “a sociable occasion”; “enjoyed a sociable chat”; “a sociable conversation”; “Americans are sociable and gregarious”
sociable, social, mixer
(noun) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sociable (comparative more sociable, superlative most sociable)
(of a person) Tending to socialize or be social
Synonyms: friendly, inviting, congenial
Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
(archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
(obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.
Antonyms
• (tending to socialize): unsociable
Noun
sociable (plural sociables)
A sociable person.
(historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
A tricycle for two persons side by side.
A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
(US) An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
Source: Wiktionary
So"cia*ble, a.Etym: [F., fr. L. sociabilis, fr. sociare to associate, fr. socius a companion. See Social.]
1. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. [R.] They are sociable parts united into one body. Hooker.
2. Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social. Society is no comfort to one not sociable. Shak. What can be uneasy to this sociable creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude South.
3. Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.
4. Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party.
5. No longer hostile; friendly. [Obs.] Beau & Fl. Sociable bird, or Sociable weaver (Zoöl.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See Republican, n., 3. (b).
Syn.
– Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible.
So"cia*ble, n.
1. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.]
2. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver. Miss Edgeworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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