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sociability

/ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
so-cia-bil-i-ty
IPA
/ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French sociabilité, from Latin sociābilis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sociabilité, sociābilis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/
  • British English: /ˌsəʊ.ʃəˈbɪlɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sociabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

heterosociability hypersociability

Synonyms

sociableness

Questions

How do you pronounce sociability?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/.
What does sociability mean?
The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.
Where does sociability come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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