| Noun | 1. | social - a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activityparty - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" | |
| Adj. | 1. | social - relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" | |
| 2. | social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "human beings are social animals"; "spent a relaxed social evening"; "immature social behavior"friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" gregarious - tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious animal" sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" | |
| 3. | social - relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page" | |
| 4. | social - composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" | |
| 5. | social - (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees"gregarious - tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious animal" | |
| 6. | social - marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" | |