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1 definition found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
So·cia·ble
a.
1.
Capable
of
being
,
or
fit
to
be
,
united
in
one
body
or
company
;
associable
. [
R
.]
They
are
sociable
parts
united
into
one
body
.
--
Hooker
.
2.
Inclined
to
,
or
adapted
for
,
society
;
ready
to
unite
with
others
;
fond
of
companions
;
social
.
Society
is
no
comfort
to
one
not
sociable
.
--
Shak
.
What
can
be
more
uneasy
to
this
sociable
creature
than
the
dry
,
pensive
retirements
of
solitude?
--
South
.
3.
Ready
to
converse
;
inclined
to
talk
with
others
;
not
taciturn
or
reserved
.
4.
Affording
opportunites
for
conversation
;
characterized
by
much
conversation
;
as
,
a
sociable
party
.
5.
No
longer
hostile
;
friendly
. [
Obs
.]
Sociable bird
,
or
Sociable weaver
Zool.
,
a
weaver
bird
which
builds
composite
nests
.
See
Republican
,
n.
, 3.
(b)
.
Syn:
--
Social
;
companionable
;
conversible
;
friendly
;
familiar
;
communicative
;
accessible
.
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