Sociable Meaning
/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjTending to socialize or be social.
adjOffering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
Sentence Examples
Mary is a very sociable person.
I attended the party just to be sociable.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She is very ____ and loves to meet new people at social events.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Dave is a very ____ person who always enjoys meeting new people and starting conversations.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Society is no comfort to one not sociable."
— 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
"They are sociable parts united into one body."
— [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
"Is the King sociable And bids thee live ?"
— c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
"At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them."
— 1903, George Horace Lorimer, Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son, page 46:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She is very ____ and loves to meet new people at social events.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Dave is a very ____ person who always enjoys meeting new people and starting conversations.