as in friendliness
the quality or state of being social
her sociability was called into question when she said she hated parties
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Recent Examples of sociability
Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
His research concluded that sociability, or friendliness in dogs is significantly related to size.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
These sentiments could lead to links between sweet preference and sociability, or approachableness.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
For all its potential, AI is an unprecedented threat to sociability, privacy, security and democratic values.
—Kevin Sullivan, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
His research concluded that sociability, or friendliness in dogs is significantly related to size.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
These sentiments could lead to links between sweet preference and sociability, or approachableness.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
For all its potential, AI is an unprecedented threat to sociability, privacy, security and democratic values.
—Kevin Sullivan, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociability
friendliness
Noun
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Ring In 2017, a study in the journal Science Advances concluded this friendliness may have been a result of genetic changes over an extended period of time.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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This isn’t the kind of spa where employees avoid your eyeline or won’t greet you in the hallways for fear of interrupting your inner peace, and this genuine friendliness comes as a welcome surprise in the often-intimidating heart of Hollywood.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
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“Sociability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociability. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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