Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

socially

/ˈsoʊʃəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial-ly
IPA
/ˈsoʊʃəli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a social manner; sociably.

adv

In social contexts.

Example Sentences

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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English socially From social + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsoʊʃəli/

Inflected Forms

more socially (comparative) most socially (superlative)

Phrases

socially distance socially distant socially fluent socially-isolated socially mobile socially necessary labour time

Questions

How do you pronounce socially?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊʃəli/.
What does socially mean?
In a social manner; sociably.
Where does socially come from?
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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English socially From social + -ly.

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