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social
has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ adjective ] (sociology) relating to human society and its members
Synonyms Examples "social institutions" "societal evolution" "societal forces" "social legislation" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Some of them are obvious , such as the fact that we associate recorded and live music with our responses and behavior in different types of environments and social settings . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Yet even here many_a problem is presented ; as in a recent design competition with a floor_plan and the simple command - `` design a luxury apartment '' ; no description of the client or his cultural level , no assertion of geographical_area or local social necessities - simply `` a luxury apartment '' . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)And both in their objectives of non-discrimination and of social progress they have had ranged against them the Southerners who are called Bourbons . - liberal considers that the need for a national economy with controls that will assure his conception of social justice is so great that individual and local liberties as_well_as democratic processes may have to yield before it . Also , among the latter a large percentage soon acquire the prevalent Southern attitude on most social problems . |
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[ adjective ] living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
Examples "human beings are social animals" "spent a relaxed social evening" "immature social behavior" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)But these accounts do not show that Northerners have been subjected to embarrassment or provocation by Yankee hatred displayed in social gatherings . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Some members of the bee family have become idlers , social parasites that live at the expense of their hardworking relatives . After_all , social life in the group of the bees is by_no_means general , although it certainly is a striking feature . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The same conclusions can be drawn from the other physical evidence of the Dark_ages , from linguistic distribution , and from the survivals of early social , political , and religious patterns into later ages . Many aspects of civilization were not_yet sufficiently crystallized to find expression , nor could the simple economic and social foundations of this world support a lofty structure . Related terms unsocial cultural interpersonal gregarious multi-ethnic friendly gregarious sociable sociality |
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[ adjective ] composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability
Examples "a purely social club" "the church has a large social hall" "a social director" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)Still another suggested that he would join a temple `` for social reasons , since I 'll be living in a suburb '' . (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)He sucked_in his breath and kept quiet while Killpath laid down the sheet again , wound the gold wire stems of his glasses around his ears and_then , eying the report as it lay before him on the desk , intoned , `` Acting_Lieutenant_Gunnar_Matson one failed to see that the station_keeper was properly relieved two absented himself throughout the entire watch without checking on the station 's activities or the whereabouts of his section sergeants three permitted members of the Homicide_Detail of the Inspector's_Bureau to arrogate for their own convenience a patrolman who was thereby prevented from carrying_on his proper assignment four failed to notify the station commander Acting_Captain_O._T._Killpath of a homicide occurring in the district five frequented extralegal establishments known_as after-hours spots for purposes of an unofficial and purportedly social nature and six '' - he leaned_back and peeled_off his glasses `` - failed to co-operate with the Acting_Captain by returning promptly when so ordered . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
Examples "made fun of her being so social and high-toned" "a social gossip column" "the society page" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Nevertheless , Prokofieff was much influenced by Paris during the Twenties : the Paris which was the artistic center of the Western World - the social Paris to which Russian aristocracy migrated - the chic Paris which attracted the tourist dollars of rich America - the avant-garde Paris of Diaghileff , Stravinsky , Koussevitzky , Cocteau , Picasso - the laissez-faire Paris of Dadaism and ultramodern art - the Paris sympathique which took young composers to her bosom with such quick and easy enthusiasms . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)An only child , he had done all the things that young_men do who have been born to money and social position until his father double-crossed him by dying broke . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)`` While Henry_Morgan was escorting Miss_Vera_Green from the church social last Saturday night , a savage dog attacked them and bit Mr._Morgan on the public_square '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
Examples "ants are social insects" "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle" "swarming behavior in bees" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by friendly companionship with others
Examples "a social cup of coffee" Related terms |
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