unsociable

[ uhn-soh-shuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.

  2. lacking or preventing social relationships: an unsociable boardinghouse.

Origin of unsociable

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; un-1 + sociable

Other words from unsociable

  • un·so·cia·bil·i·ty, un·so·cia·ble·ness, noun
  • un·so·cia·bly, adverb

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How to use unsociable in a sentence

  • Snuffy was telling me they like him real well, considering his unsociableness.

  • I speak not for nastiness, uncleanness, and uncomeliness: I speak not for a cynical morosity or unsociableness.

  • There are other qualities besides these, which grow out of the comparative unsociableness of the Englishman.

    Character | Samuel Smiles
  • All this apparent unsociableness is merely shyness—the national characteristic of the Englishman.

    Character | Samuel Smiles
  • Thanks then be to nature for the unsociableness, the spiteful competition of vanity, the insatiate desires for power and gain.

British Dictionary definitions for unsociable

unsociable

/ (ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl) /


adjective
  1. (of a person) disinclined to associate or fraternize with others

  2. unconducive to social intercourse: an unsociable neighbourhood

Derived forms of unsociable

  • unsociability or unsociableness, noun
  • unsociably, adverb

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