sociality

[ soh-shee-al-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
the action on the part of individuals of associating together in communities.
the state or quality of being social.

sociality

/ ˌsəʊʃɪˈælɪtɪ /

the tendency of groups and persons to develop social links and live in communities
the quality or state of being social

First recorded in 1640–50, sociality is from the Latin word sociālitāt- (stem of sociālitās ). See social, -ity

In private life, Dr. Duncan was eminently distinguished for his sociality, and the desire to benefit all mankind.

It may readily be believed that with his strong love of sociality and excitement he was an apt pupil in that school.

It is antisocial in a case expressly meant by its final cause for the triumph of sociality; 2.

Not to be intellectual in a direct shape, but to be intellectual through sociality, is the legitimate object of a social meeting.

The mission of Positivism is, in the language of its founder, "to generalize science and to systematize sociality."

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