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
These sentiments could lead to links between sweet preference and sociability, or approachableness.
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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
The findings highlight that a richer social environment during rearing—one that includes contact with mothers and other cows—promotes greater sociability and social competence in adult cattle.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Kin selection and reciprocal altruism are two natural modes of human sociability.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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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
The findings highlight that a richer social environment during rearing—one that includes contact with mothers and other cows—promotes greater sociability and social competence in adult cattle.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Kin selection and reciprocal altruism are two natural modes of human sociability.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociability
friendliness
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Ireland ranked number 23 in USA Today's ranking of the best countries in the world in 2024, primarily because of the friendliness of its people and its interesting Celtic heritage.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Still, Stein's friendliness toward Republicans so far is somewhat unprecedented.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Sociability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociability. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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