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sociable

 
Dictionary: so·cia·ble   ('shə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Fond of the company of others; gregarious.
  2. Marked by or affording occasion for agreeable conversation and conviviality. See synonyms at social.
  3. Pleasant, friendly, and affable. See synonyms at gracious.
n.
A social.

[French, from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre, to share, join, from socius, companion.]

sociableness so'cia·ble·ness n.
sociably so'cia·bly adv.

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adj

Definition: friendly, outgoing
Antonyms: introverted, snobbish, unfriendly, unkind, unsociable


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Inclined to seek company. Also: Friendly.

pronunciation Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - selskabelig, selskabeligt anlagt, omgængelig
n. - åben firehjulet vogn, trehjulet cykel for to personer

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezellig, sociaal

Français (French)
adj. - sociable, accueillant
n. - sociable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesellig, zugänglich, angenehm
n. - (NAm) informelles Zusammentreffen, Treffen der Gemeindemitglieder

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοινωνικός, προσηνής, φιλικός

Italiano (Italian)
socievole, amichevole, comunicativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conversadeira (f), comunicativo (m), sociável, dado (m)

Русский (Russian)
вечеринка, собрание членов церковного прихода, козетка, общительный, дружелюбный, дружеский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ameno, entretenido, sociable
n. - confidente (sofá), coche abierto con dos asientos laterales

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sällskaplig, gemytlig, social-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
好交际的, 增进友谊的, 友善的, 社交的, 社交聚会, 联谊会

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 好交際的, 增進友誼的, 友善的, 社交的
n. - 社交聚會, 聯誼會

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 교제를 좋아하는, 인목적인, (모임 등이) 화기애애한
n. - 4 륜 마차의 일종, 2인승 비행기, 친목회

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 社交的な, 交際じょうずな
n. - 一種の四輪馬車, 懇親会

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أجتماعي ألنزعه, مخالط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חברותי‬
n. - ‮איש חברה, מסיבה, כרכרה לשניים, כרכרה פתוחה עם מושבים בצדדים הפונים זה אל זה‬


 
 
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