Social definition
Social is an adjective meaning "relating to human society and its members." It has 7 meanings, as an adjective and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective, noun
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
Social as an adjective
relating to human society and its members
"social institutions"
Same sense: societal
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
"a human being is a social animal"
relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
"made fun of her being so social and high-toned"
composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability
"a purely social club"
tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
"ants are social insects"
marked by friendly companionship with others
"a social cup of coffee"
Social as a noun
a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
Same sense: mixer, sociable
Synonyms and antonyms
- societal
- mixer
- sociable
Opposite: unsocial.
How to say social
Social has 2 syllables and rhymes with antisocial. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with social
- antisocial
- psychosocial
SOCIAL in word games
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Anagrams
- 0
Is SOCIAL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SOCIAL in the word checker, or unscramble SOCIAL to see the shorter words in its letters.
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