Definitions for social

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social so·cial

Spelling: [soh-shuh l]

IPA: /ˈsoʊ ʃəl/

Social is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 136 anagrams from letters in social (acilos).

Definitions for social

noun

1. a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
2. Digital Technology. social media:

adjective

1. relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations:
2. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.
3. of, relating to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society:
4. living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation:
5. of or relating to human society, especially as a body divided into classes according to status:
6. involved in many social activities:
7. of or relating to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community:
8. noting or relating to activities designed to remedy or alleviate certain unfavorable conditions of life in a community, especially among the poor.
9. relating to or advocating the theory or system of socialism.
10. Digital Technology. noting or relating to online technologies, activities, etc., that promote companionship or communication with friends and other personal contacts: See also social media.
11. Zoology. living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants. Compare solitary (def 8).
12. Botany. growing in patches or clumps.
13. Rare. occurring or taking place between allies or confederates.

Origin of social

1555-65; Latin sociālis, equivalent to soci(us) partner, comrade + -ālis -al¹

Examples for social

"To come home and read, or spend a social evening with a friend," George answered.

Communism maintains that social wrongs can be corrected only by violence.

He had for years been writing of family and social duties; here was his illustration!

After their return in the summer he began to write his book, The social Order.

One blames black Americans as a race; the other, racism as a social structure.

He finished second in 2008 behind John McCain, and maintains a reservoir of good will among Republican social conservatives.

social media forces us to not only be vulnerable for our partner but for the whole world.

He dealt with the question on theological, legal and social grounds.

Or you may not have many—or any—friends, recasting your social exclusion as brave defiance of social norms.

The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like social Security.