social

Meanings

Adjective

• Being extroverted or outgoing.
• Of or relating to society.
• Relating to social media or social networks.
• Relating to a nation's allies.
• Cooperating or growing in groups.

Noun

• A festive gathering to foster introductions.
• A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
• Short form of social security
• Short form of social security number
• A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
• Short form of social studies
• Short form of social media
• A social media account.

Related

Opposite words

• antisocial
• unsocial
• asocial

Origin

• From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis, from socius, from sequor. Cognate with English seg. More at seg.