sociality
noun
so·ci·al·i·ty
ˌsō-shē-ˈa-lə-tē 
plural socialities
1
a
b
: an instance of social intercourse or sociability
2
: the tendency to associate in or form social groups
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Another idea is that the control of fire could have also helped to create a gathering space at night, which could have increased human sociality and prompted a cognitive evolution.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 10 Dec. 2025
Bats are very social creatures, but their sociality comes in many forms.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
Add to this the sociality motivation our deep need for companionship, which spikes in moments of loneliness.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Smallville was a petri dish for virtual sociality; rather than watching cells multiply, Park observed the agents gradually coalescing from individual nodes into a unified network.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 10 Dec. 2025
Bats are very social creatures, but their sociality comes in many forms.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
Add to this the sociality motivation our deep need for companionship, which spikes in moments of loneliness.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Smallville was a petri dish for virtual sociality; rather than watching cells multiply, Park observed the agents gradually coalescing from individual nodes into a unified network.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sociality
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“Sociality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociality. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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