social
/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Being extroverted or outgoing.
adj
Relating to social media or social networks.
adj
Cooperating or growing in groups.
Example Sentences
- "James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people."
- "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."
- "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."
- "social gaming"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: social, sociālis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/
- British English: /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Colloquial
- American usage
- Dated
- Canadian usage
- Informal