adj.
- relating to society or its organization.
▸relating to rank and status in society:
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a woman of high social standing.
- needing companionship; suited to living in communities.
- relating to or designed for activities in which people meet each other for pleasure.
- Zoology (of birds, insects, or mammals) breeding or living in colonies or organized communities.
n.
an informal social gathering organized by the members of a particular club or group.
Derivative
- sociality n.
- socially adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from L. socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.
