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unsocial

[soh-shuhl] Origin

so·cial

[soh-shuhl]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
2.
seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.
3.
of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.
4.
living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings.
5.
of or pertaining to human society, especially as a body divided into classes according to status: social rank.
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6.
involved in many social activities: We're so busy working, we have to be a little less social now.
7.
of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community: social problems.
8.
noting or pertaining to activities designed to remedy or alleviate certain unfavorable conditions of life in a community, especially among the poor.
9.
pertaining to or advocating socialism.
10.
Computers. noting or pertaining to online technologies, activities, etc., that promote companionship or communication with friends and other personal contacts: social Web sites such as Facebook; the use of social software to share expertise.
11.
Zoology. living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants. Compare solitary (def. 8).
12.
Botany. growing in patches or clumps.
13.
Rare. occurring or taking place between allies or confederates.
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noun
14.
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group: a church social.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1555–65; < Latin sociālis, equivalent to soci(us) partner, comrade + -ālis -al1

so·cial·ly, adverb
so·cial·ness, noun
hy·per·so·cial, adjective
hy·per·so·cial·ly, adverb
in·ter·so·cial, adjective
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non·so·cial, adjective
non·so·cial·ly, adverb
non·so·cial·ness, noun
o·ver·so·cial, adjective
o·ver·so·cial·ly, adverb
pre·so·cial, adjective
pseu·do·so·cial, adjective
pseu·do·so·cial·ly, adverb
un·so·cial, adjective
un·so·cial·ly, adverb
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unsocial (ʌnˈsəʊʃəl)
 
adj
1.  not social; antisocial
2.  (of the hours of work of certain jobs) falling outside the normal working day

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social
"friendly gathering," 1870, from social (adj.).
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