social
(adjective) marked by friendly companionship with others; “a social cup of coffee”
social
(adjective) living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; “a human being is a social animal”; “mature social behavior”
social
(adjective) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; “ants are social insects”
social
(adjective) composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; “a purely social club”; “the church has a large social hall”; “a social director”
social, societal
(adjective) relating to human society and its members; “social institutions”; “societal evolution”; “societal forces”; “social legislation”
social
(adjective) relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; “made fun of her being so social and high-toned”; “a social gossip colum”; “the society page”
sociable, social, mixer
(noun) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
social (comparative more social, superlative most social)
Being extroverted or outgoing.
Of or relating to society.
(Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
(rare) Relating to a nation's allies.
(botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
• antisocial
• unsocial
• asocial
social (countable and uncountable, plural socials)
A festive gathering to foster introductions.
(Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
(British, colloquial, with definite article) Clipping of social security.
(US, colloquial) Clipping of social security number.
(dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
(Canada) Clipping of social studies.
(Internet) Clipping of social media.
(Internet) A social media account.
• scolia
Source: Wiktionary
So"cial, a. Etym: [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See Sue to follow.]
1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. "Social phenomena." J. S. Mill.
2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person.
3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse. Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not Social communication. Milton.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species.
5. (Zoöl.) (a) Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. (b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians. Social science, the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well- being as a member of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labor, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like.
– Social whale (Zoöl.), the blackfish.
– The social evil, prostitution.
Syn.
– Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; convival; festive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.