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
With the ruling, the shelter is not required to consider an adult cat’s sociability in deciding whether to take it in.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
His object is to isolate and mimic the rudiments of human sociability.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Whatever the reasons, the findings suggest there’s no one-size-fits-all level of sociability for optimal health in mountain gorillas.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
The whole development is designed to maximize sociability.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
His object is to isolate and mimic the rudiments of human sociability.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Whatever the reasons, the findings suggest there’s no one-size-fits-all level of sociability for optimal health in mountain gorillas.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
The whole development is designed to maximize sociability.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sociability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociability
friendliness
Noun
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Your friendliness and energy comes through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Utah has the best state economy, by my math, which looked at assorted economic grades, job markets, business output, business friendliness and infrastructure.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sociability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociability. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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