SOCIAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
   Synonym(s)
   • mixer (what does mixer mean?)
   • sociable (what does sociable mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) social is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • party (what does party mean?)

SOCIAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by friendly companionship with others
   Usage Example(s)
   • a social cup of coffee
   Similar To
   • friendly (what does friendly mean?)
2. Meaning
   • living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
   Usage Example(s)
   • human beings are social animals
   • spent a relaxed social evening
   • immature social behavior
   Antonym(s)
   • unsocial (what does unsocial mean?)
   Similar To
   • cultural (what does cultural mean?)
   • ethnic (what does ethnic mean?)
   • ethnical (what does ethnical mean?)
   • gregarious (what does gregarious mean?)
   • interpersonal (what does interpersonal mean?)
   • multiethnic (what does multiethnic mean?)
   • multi-ethnic (what does multi-ethnic mean?)
   See Also
   • friendly (what does friendly mean?)
   • gregarious (what does gregarious mean?)
   • sociable (what does sociable mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • sociality (what does sociality mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
   Synonym(s)
   • herding(a) (what does herding(a) mean?)
   • swarming(a) (what does swarming(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • ants are social insects
   • the herding instinct in sheep or cattle
   • swarming behavior in bees
   Similar To
   • gregarious (what does gregarious mean?)
4. Meaning
   • composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability
   Usage Example(s)
   • a purely social club
   • the church has a large social hall
   • a social director
   Similar To
   • sociable (what does sociable mean?)
5. Meaning
   • relating to human society and its members
   Synonym(s)
   • societal (what does societal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • social institutions
   • societal evolution
   • societal forces
   • social legislation
   Pertainym(s)
   • society (what does society mean?)
   • society (what does society mean?)
6. Meaning
   • relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
   Usage Example(s)
   • made fun of her being so social and high-toned
   • a social gossip colum
   • the society page
   Pertainym(s)
   • society (what does society mean?)
   • high society (what does high society mean?)
   • beau monde (what does beau monde mean?)
   • smart set (what does smart set mean?)
   • bon ton (what does bon ton mean?)