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From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.
social (comparative more social, superlative most social)
- Being extroverted or outgoing.
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:
Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.
- Of or relating to society.
2012 January, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 January 2012, page 70:
Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
Unemployment is a social problem.
- (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
social gaming
- (rare) Relating to a nation's allies.
- (biology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
a social insect
- anti-social
- anti-social personality disorder
- biosocial
- box social
- chronosocial
- corporate social responsibility
- cybersocial
- dissocial
- dissocialize
- ecosocial
- ethnosocial
- eusocial
- extrasocial
- geosocial
- heterosocial
- homosocial
- hypersocial
- ice-cream social
- ice cream social
- intersocial
- macrosocial
- medicosocial
- microsocial
- necktie social
- nonsocial
- parasocial
- physicosocial
- presocial
- prosocial
- pseudosocial
- psychosocial
- quasisocial
- semisocial
- shadow social
- socdem
- sociable
- social action
- social alienation
- social anthropologist
- social anthropology
- social anxiety
- social anxiety disorder
- social atom
- social autopsy
- social battery
- social bookmarking
- social butterfly
- social capital
- social circle
- social class
- social climber
- social climbing
- social club
- social club
- social cohesion
- social collaboration
- social collapse
- social column
- social columnist
- social commentary
- social commerce
- social compact
- social conditioning
- social conflict paradigm
- social conscience
- social conservatism
- social conservative
- social construct
- social constructionism
- social contagion
- social contract
- social control
- social coupon
- social credit
- social creditism
- social cue
- social Darwinism
- social death
- social democracy
- social democrat
- social democratic
- social disease
- social distance
- social distancing
- social drinker
- social dynamics
- social eating
- social ecology
- social engineer
- social engineering
- social entrepreneur
- social entrepreneurship
- social envy
- social evil
- social evolutionism
- social fascism
- social fascist
- social function
- social grace
- social graph
- social group
- social hangover
- social history
- social housing
- social hygiene
- social immunity
- social imperialism
- social informatics
- social insect
- social insurance
- social insurance number
- socialise
- social isolation
- social issue
- socialist
- socialite
- socialization
- socialize
- social jet lag
- social justice
- social-justice warrior
- social justice warrior
- social ladder
- social landlord
- social liberal
- social liberalism
- social life
- social listening
- social loafing
- social lubricant
- socially
- social marginality
- social media
- social media intelligence
- social medium
- social mobility
- social movement
- social murder
- socialness
- social network
- social networking
- social nicety
- social notworking
- social order
- social orphan
- social outcast
- social partnership
- social pattern
- social phobia
- social physics
- social piranha
- social policy
- social power
- socialpreneur
- social profile
- social programming
- social project management
- social promotion
- social proof
- social psychology
- social realism
- social recession
- social recruiting
- social responsibility
- social safety net
- socialscape
- social science
- social scientist
- social season
- social secretary
- social security
- social service
- social sharing
- social skills
- social smoker
- social standing
- social station
- social status
- social stigma
- social studies
- social supermarket
- social tariff
- social trading
- social unit
- social valence
- social wasp
- social weaverbird
- social welfare
- social whale
- social work
- social worker
- SOCMINT
- subsocial
- supersocial
- technosocial
- ultrasocial
extroverted or outgoing
- Belarusian: тавары́скі (tavarýski)
- Bulgarian: общи́телен (bg) (obštítelen)
- Catalan: social (ca), sociable (ca)
- Czech: společenský (cs)
- Danish: social (da), udadvendt (da), selskabelig
- Esperanto: sociema
- Faroese: sosialur, felagsligur
- Finnish: ulospäinsuuntautunut (fi), ekstrovertti (fi), sosiaalinen (fi), seurallinen
- Galician: social (gl)
- German: kontaktfreudig (de), gesellig (de)
- Greek: κοινωνικός (el) (koinonikós)
- Hindi: मिलनसार (hi) (milansār)
- Hungarian: társasági (hu), szociális (hu)
- Icelandic: mannblendinn, félagslyndur
- Irish: sóisialta
- Italian: sociale (it), socievole (it), estroverso (it)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: sosial (no), utadvendt (no), selskapelig
- Nynorsk: sosial, omgjengeleg, selskapeleg
- Old English: ġefērlīċ
- Polish: towarzyski (pl)
- Portuguese: social (pt)
- Russian: общи́тельный (ru) (obščítelʹnyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: sòisealta, caidreamhach
- Slovene: družben
- Swedish: social (sv), utåtriktad (sv), sällskaplig (sv), föreningsintresserad
- Tagalog: ulnungin
- Telugu: సాంఘిక (sāṅghika)
- Ukrainian: товари́ський (tovarýsʹkyj)
- Welsh: cymdeithasol (cy)
relating to society
- Albanian: social (sq)
- Arabic: مُجْتَمَعِيّ (mujtamaʕiyy), اِجْتِمَاعِيّ (ijtimāʕiyy)
- Armenian: հասարակական (hy) (hasarakakan)
- Asturian: social
- Azerbaijani: ictimai (az), sosial
- Bashkir: социаль (sotsialʹ)
- Belarusian: сацыя́льны (sacyjálʹny), грама́дскі (hramádski)
- Bulgarian: социа́лен (bg) (sociálen), обще́ствен (bg) (obštéstven)
- Catalan: social (ca)
- Chinese:
- Czech: společenský (cs), sociální (cs)
- Danish: social (da)
- Dutch: sociaal (nl), maatschappelijk (nl)
- Esperanto: socia
- Faroese: samfelagsligur, almanna
- Finnish: yhteiskunnallinen (fi), yhteiskunta- (fi), sosiaalinen (fi), sosiaali- (fi)
- French: social (fr)
- Galician: social (gl)
- Georgian: სოციალური (ka) (socialuri), საზოგადოებრივი (sazogadoebrivi)
- German: sozial (de), Sozial-, gesellschaftlich (de)
- Greek: κοινωνικός (el) m (koinonikós)
- Hebrew: חֶבְרָתִי (he) (khevratí)
- Hindi: सामाजिक (hi) (sāmājik)
- Hungarian: társadalmi (hu), szociális (hu), társas (hu)
- Icelandic: félagslegur (is)
- Irish: sóisialta
- Italian: sociale (it), mondano (it)
- Japanese: 社会的な (ja) (しゃかいてきな, shakaiteki na)
- Kazakh: әлеуметтік (äleumettık), қоғамдық (qoğamdyq)
- Korean: 사회적인 (sahoejeog-in)
- Kyrgyz: коомдук (ky) (koomduk)
- Macedonian: социјален (socijalen), општествен (opštestven)
- Marathi: सामाजिक (mr) (sāmājik)
- Mongolian: нийгмийн (mn) (niigmiin)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: sosial (no), samfunnsmessig (no)
- Nynorsk: sosial, samfunnsmessig
- Occitan: social (oc), sociau
- Persian: اجتماعی (fa) (ejtemâ'i), سوسیال (fa) (sosyâl)
- Polish: społeczny (pl)
- Portuguese: social (pt)
- Romanian: social (ro)
- Russian: социа́льный (ru) (sociálʹnyj), обще́ственный (ru) (obščéstvennyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: sòisealta
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: со̏ција̄лан
- Roman: sȍcijālan (sh)
- Sicilian: suciali
- Slovak: spoločenský, sociálny
- Slovene: socialen (sl)
- Spanish: social (es)
- Swedish: social (sv)
- Tagalog: panlipunan, ulnungin, ulnayin (social studies), ulnayanin
- Tajik: иҷтимоӣ (tg) (ijtimoi), сотсиалӣ (sotsiali)
- Tatar: социаль (sotsial’)
- Telugu: సాంఘికము (sāṅghikamu)
- Turkish: toplumsal (tr), sosyal (tr)
- Turkmen: sosial
- Ukrainian: соціа́льний (uk) (sociálʹnyj), суспі́льний (uk) (suspílʹnyj), грома́дський (hromádsʹkyj)
- Uyghur: ئىجتىمائىي (ijtima'iy)
- Uzbek: ijtimoiy (uz), sotsial (uz)
- Vietnamese: xã hội (vi)
- Welsh: cymdeithasol (cy)
social (countable and uncountable, plural socials)
- A festive gathering to foster introductions.
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
- (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money, often held for a couple to be married.
- (British, colloquial, with definite article) Ellipsis of social security.
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
- (US, colloquial) Ellipsis of social security number.
What's your social? [asked so that the asker can look up your account details]
- (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
- (Canada) Ellipsis of social studies.
- (Internet, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of social media.
2023 January 31, Casey Newton, quoting Kevin Systrom, “Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of TikTok for text”, in The Verge[2]:
“I saw that shift, and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s the future of social,’” Systrom said.
- (Internet, informal, countable) A social media account; the username or handle thereof, or a link thereto.
Also check out some other experts in this topic — their socials are in the pinned comment below.
2019 August 29, “Cheeto Christ Stupid Czar”, Randy Rainbow (lyrics), Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)[3]performed by Randy Rainbow:
Close your mouth and delete all your socials tonight.
festive gathering to foster introductions
- “social”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “social”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “social”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, →ISBN.
Borrowed from Latin sociālis. First attested in 1803.[1]
- IPA(key): (Central) [su.siˈal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [so.siˈal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: so‧ci‧al
social m or f (masculine and feminine plural socials)
- ^ “social”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “social” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “social” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “social” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
From English social or Clipping of English socialize or English sociable.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sou1 sou4 / sou1 sou2
- Yale: sōu sòuh / sōu sóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou1 sou4 / sou1 sou2
- Guangdong Romanization: sou1 sou4 / sou1 sou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯⁵⁵ sou̯²¹/, /sou̯⁵⁵ sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
social
social
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to socialize (to interact with others)
- English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
- Robert S. Bauer (2010) “The Graphemic Representation of English Loanwords in Cantonese”, in Dialects in South East China, number 24, →JSTOR, pages 227-246
From French social, from Latin sociālis (“concerning a partner or an ally”), an adjective derived from the noun socius (“partner, ally”).
social (neuter socialt, plural and definite singular attributive sociale)
From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).
- IPA(key): /sɔ.sjal/
- Hyphenation: so‧cial
- Homophones: sociale, sociales
social (feminine sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)
- social, related to society, community
- Un devoir social. ― A social obligation.
- social, living in society
- l’homme est un animal social. ― Man is a social animal.
- mundane, related to social life
1922, Marcel Proust, Fugitive:
Était-ce parce que la vie sociale de Gilberte devait présenter les mêmes contrastes que celle de Swann ?
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- anxiété sociale
- bailleur social
- cas social
- classe sociale
- contrat social
- crédit social
- distanciation sociale
- justice sociale
- logement social
- réseau social
- sécurité sociale
- siège social
- social-démocrate
- social-démocratie
- socialement
- socialisant
- socialisation
- socialiser
- socialisme
- socialiste
- socialité
- socialo
- statut social
- vie sociale
social m (plural sociaux)
- action intended to make society work better
- faire du social. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- “social”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Learned borrowing from Latin sociālis.
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: so‧cial
social m or f (plural sociais)
- “social”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
social m
- social network
2019 October 1, “Zuckerberg è pronto alla battaglia contro Warren e TikTok (e Facebook non perde utenti)”, in Corriere della Sera[4]:
TikTok è sia la prima piattaforma cinese a imporsi nel resto del mondo sia l’unico social a ottenere numeri finora inanellati solo da Menlo Park (500 milioni di utenti), eppure non sembra causare particolari grattacapi.
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- (in the plural) social media
- postare sui social ― to post on social media
2018 January 25, ““Un inconveniente tecnico”: il tweet di Trenord fa infuriare i social, poi le scuse”, in La Stampa[5]:
«Circolazione interrotta tra Treviglio e Milano a causa di un inconveniente tecnico a un treno»: è il tweet di Trenord delle 8.09 che ha fatto infuriare i social dopo il deragliamento a Seggiano di Pioltello.
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First known attestation 1355,[1] borrowed from Latin sociālis.
social m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)
- ^ Etymology and history of “social”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (social, supplement)
social m (feminine singular sociala, masculine plural socials, feminine plural socialas)
- social (relating to society)
social
From Latin sociālis. By surface analysis, sócio + -al.
social m or f (plural sociais)
- social (relating to society)
- (business) social (relating to business firms)
- social; outgoing; extroverted
- Synonyms: sociável, extrovertido
- Antonym: associal
- (ecology) social (living in large groups)
- (Brazil) for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen
- Elevador social. ― Residents’ lift.
social m or f (plural sociais)
- “social” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
social m or n (feminine singular socială, masculine plural sociali, feminine and neuter plural sociale)
- social (of or relating to society)
- social in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).
- IPA(key): (Spain) /soˈθjal/ [soˈθjal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /soˈsjal/ [soˈsjal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: so‧cial
social m or f (masculine and feminine plural sociales)
- agente social
- ansiedad social
- antisocial
- asistencia social
- asistente social
- asocial
- capital social
- centro social
- ciencia social
- clase social
- contacto social
- darwinismo social
- diálogo social
- distanciamiento social
- domicilio social
- exclusión social
- fobia social
- gasto social
- grupo social
- juego de deducción social (“social deduction game”)
- justicia social
- medios sociales
- obra social
- presión social
- prestación social
- psicología social
- razón social
- red social
- resentimiento social
- seguridad social
- seguro social
- socialmente
- tejido social
- trabajador social
- trastorno de ansiedad social
- “social”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
social (comparative mer social, superlative mest social)
- (not comparable) social, pertaining to living conditions and society (of an issue)
- social, kind, friendly, welcoming, outgoing (of a person)
- Synonyms: utåtriktad, sällskaplig, föreningsintresserad
Inflection of social | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | social | mer social | mest social |
Neuter singular | socialt | mer socialt | mest socialt |
Plural | sociala | mer sociala | mest sociala |
Masculine plural3 | sociale | mer sociala | mest sociala |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sociale | mer sociale | mest sociale |
All | sociala | mer sociala | mest sociala |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |