sociable
/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
noun
A sociable person.
noun
A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
noun
A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
Example Sentences
- "He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women."
- "Society is no comfort to one not sociable."
- "a sociable party"
- "They are sociable parts united into one body."
- "Is the King sociable And bids thee live ?"
- "At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them."
Etymology
From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sociable, sociābilis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/