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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin sociabilis, from sociare 'to join together', from socius; SOCIAL1

sociable

 adjective
     
so‧cia‧ble
someone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people [≠ unsociable]:
a pleasant, sociable couple
—sociably adverb
—sociability noun [uncountable]
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