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social - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'social' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Social [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties.
- Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person.
- Consisting in union or mutual intercourse.
- Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species.
- Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees.
- Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians.

Meaning of 'social' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . social [ a]
Meaning (1):
- living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
Example in sentence:
  • a human being is a social animal;
  • mature social behavior
Meaning (2):
- relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
Example in sentence:
  • a social gossip colum;
  • made fun of her being so social and high-toned;
  • the society page
Meaning (3):
- relating to human society and its members
Example in sentence:
  • social institutions;
  • social legislation;
  • societal evolution;
  • societal forces
4 . social [ s]
Meaning (4):
- composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability
Example in sentence:
  • a purely social club;
  • a social director;
  • the church has a large social hall
Meaning (5):
- marked by friendly companionship with others
Example in sentence:
  • a social cup of coffee
Meaning (6):
- tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
Example in sentence:
  • ants are social insects