different between sociable vs goodnatured
sociable
English
Etymology
From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociabilis.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?so???b?l/
Adjective
sociable (comparative more sociable, superlative most sociable)
- (of a person) Tending to socialize or be social
- Synonyms: friendly, inviting, congenial
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline
- Society is no comfort to one not sociable.
- Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
- (archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- They are sociable parts united into one body.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.
- Is the King sociable And bids thee live ?
Antonyms
- (tending to socialize): unsociable
Derived terms
- sociability
- sociableness
Translations
Noun
sociable (plural sociables)
- A sociable person.
- (historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
- A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
- A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
- (US) An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
- 1903, George Horace Lorimer, Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son (page 46)
- At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.
- 1903, George Horace Lorimer, Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son (page 46)
Asturian
Adjective
sociable (epicene, plural sociables)
- sociable
Catalan
Adjective
sociable (masculine and feminine plural sociables)
- sociable
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
sociable (plural sociables)
- sociable
Galician
Alternative forms
- sociábel
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?.??ja.ble/, [s??.??ja.?le?]
Adjective
sociable m or f (plural sociables)
- sociable
Antonyms
- insociable
Spanish
Adjective
sociable (plural sociables)
- sociable
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goodnatured
English
Adjective
goodnatured (comparative more goodnatured, superlative most goodnatured)
- Alternative spelling of good-natured
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