Thesaurus: sociable

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1. n. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable.
2. n. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver.
3. adj. inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
4. adj. friendly and pleasant
5. n. a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
6. 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 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.] Beau & Fl. Sociable bird, or Sociable weaver (Zoöl.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See Republican, n., 3. (b). Syn. -- Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible. 1. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.] 2. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver. Miss Edgeworth.
7. j:100 n. a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity a. inclined to or conducive to companionship with others s. friendly and pleasant