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SOCIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("social" is a kind of...):
party (a group of people gathered together for pleasure)
Derivation:
social (marked by friendly companionship with others)
social (composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by friendly companionship with others
Example:
a social cup of coffee
Classified under:
Similar:
friendly (characteristic of or befitting a friend)
Derivation:
social (a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity)
sociality (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
Example:
mature social behavior
Classified under:
Similar:
cultural; ethnic; ethnical (denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people)
gregarious (instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others)
interpersonal (occurring among or involving several people)
multi-ethnic; multiethnic (involving several ethnic groups)
Also:
friendly (characteristic of or befitting a friend)
gregarious ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species)
sociable (inclined to or conducive to companionship with others)
Attribute:
sociality (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups)
Antonym:
unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)
Derivation:
sociality (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
Example:
ants are social insects
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
gregarious ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Derivation:
sociality (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability
Example:
a social director
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sociable (inclined to or conducive to companionship with others)
Derivation:
social (a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity)
sociality (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Relating to human society and its members
Example:
social legislation
Synonyms:
social; societal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
society (an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
Example:
the society page
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
society (the fashionable elite)
Context examples:
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) My Parkinson's symptoms cause me to stay away from social gatherings.
(PDQUALIF - Social Isolation, NCI Thesaurus)
Information collected directly from a patient that typically includes subjective feelings regarding symptoms, functions in daily life, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well being, and satisfaction with his/her health care.
(Patient Reported Outcome, NCI Thesaurus)
Her wish of shewing you attention could not be doubted, and his being a disengaged and social man makes it all easy.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) My Parkinson's symptoms have not affected my social life.
(PDQUALIF - Social Life Not Affected, NCI Thesaurus)
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) My Parkinson's symptoms have affected my social life.
(PDQUALIF - Social Life Affected, NCI Thesaurus)
Nearly everyone shows some of these behaviors at times, but ADHD lasts more than 6 months and causes problems in school, at home and in social situations.
(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
I learned, from the views of social life which it developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of mankind.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
People with poor social support may have worse health outcomes because they have unhealthier lifestyles, are less compliant with treatment, and are more affected by stressful events.
(Loneliness Is Bad for Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Signs and symptoms include poor communication skills, defective social interactions, and repetitive behaviors.
(Autism Spectrum Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder most often diagnosed in the pediatric years in which the individual displays marked impairment in social interaction and a repetitive, stereotyped pattern of behavior.
(Asperger Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
