sociable

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George grew more sociable, and the Cheap Jack reproached him with want of confidence in his friends.

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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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  • I was wondering how many do they normally have? how creul! take care of your pets irralsopnsible owner! omg shes one! my cat just had five kittens. how do i ensure they become sociable, affectionate and trusting of humans? every i turn on the receiver to my cats chip she still goes crazy? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • "She was very sociable, and she was never at a loss for words." —  The Brooklyn Paper: Full articles
  • A healthy Eclectus parrot is active, sociable, and alert. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • She added that he was troubled by being unable to earn his own wages because of his mental health issues but described him as a sociable, caring man with a "heart full of love".
  • Had Mrs introduced the Philadelphia butter, however, I think her husband must have succumbed, for I believe it to be the best in the world, not even excepting that of Leyden Towards evening, the Hudson having landed all her passengers, and the most of those who were in the steerage, went round the eastern point of the little port, on her way to London After taking an early breakfast, we all got into a carriage called a sociable, which is very like a larger sort of American coaches and went to Newport, the principal town in the island. —  Recollections of Europe
 

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talkative ·  affable ·  companionable ·  jovial ·  oblige ·  light-hearted ·  congenial ·  lovable ·  chatty ·  cordial ·  sprightly ·  gregarious
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Etymologies (2)

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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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