sociable

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  1. adjective Fond of the company of others; gregarious.
  2. adjective Marked by or affording occasion for agreeable conversation and conviviality. See Synonyms at social.
  3. adjective Pleasant, friendly, and affable. See Synonyms at gracious.
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  • Forthwith all the gay humor that had made him more sociable, and in every respect more accessible, at once disappeared. —  Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826
  • He was kind and sociable, and would always speak to everyone. —  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln
  • Naturally sociable, and accustomed to the friendly give-and-take of a wide acquaintance, he withdrew from the busy world into a busier solitude. —  The Life of John Ruskin
  • He is very friendly and sociable, and will carry an influence wherever he goes. —  Life and Labors of Elder John Kline the Martyr Missionary
  • “The order of march had been all settled, and the sociable was just getting under weigh, when the Lady Anne broke from the line, screaming with laughter, and exclaimed, —  Sir Walter Scott
 

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talkative ·  affable ·  companionable ·  jovial ·  oblige ·  light-hearted ·  congenial ·  lovable ·  chatty ·  cordial ·  sprightly ·  gregarious
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  1. French, from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre, to share, join, from socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French sociable = Spanish sociable = Portuguese sociavel = Italian sociabile, from Latin sociabilis, sociable, from sociare, associate, join, accompany: see sociate.
 

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/ˈsoʊʃɪəbl/
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