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sociability

 
Dictionary: so·cia·bil·i·ty   ('shə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. The disposition or quality of being sociable.
  2. An instance of being sociable.

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n

Definition: friendliness
Antonyms: solitariness, uncommunicativeness, unfriendliness, unsociability


Any form of social interaction in which people become involved solely for its own sake. For example, having a drink with a friend in the sports club bar. Although pursued for the sake of the pleasure it gives to the individual, sociability may have a serious underlying purpose, for example, in reinforcing social bonds.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
  Synonym: sociableness
  Antonym: unsociability (meaning #1)


 
 
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