unsocial
ʃəl 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.
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.
12.
Botany. growing in patches or clumps.
13.
Rare. occurring or taking place between allies or confederates.
noun
14.
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group: a church social.
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social (ˈsəʊʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | living or preferring to live in a community rather than alone |
| 2. | denoting or relating to human society or any of its subdivisions |
| 3. | of, relating to, or characteristic of the experience, behaviour, and interaction of persons forming groups |
| 4. | relating to or having the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc: a social club |
| 5. | relating to or engaged in social services: a social worker |
| 6. | relating to or considered appropriate to a certain class of society, esp one thought superior |
| 7. | Compare solitary (esp of certain species of insects) living together in organized colonies: social bees |
| 8. | (of plant species) growing in clumps, usually over a wide area |
| —n | |
| 9. | an informal gathering, esp of an organized group, to promote companionship, communal activity, etc |
| [C16: from Latin sociālis companionable, from socius a comrade] | |
| 'socially | |
| —adv | |
| 'socialness | |
| —n | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
social
1505 (implied in socially), "characterized by friendliness or geniality," also "allied, associated," from M.Fr. social (14c.), from L. socialis "united, living with others," from socius "companion," probably originally "follower," and related to sequi "to follow" (cf. O.E. secg, O.N. seggr "companion,"
which seem to have been formed on the same notion; see sequel). Meaning "living or liking to live with others, disposed to friendly intercourse" is attested from 1729. Meaning "pertaining to society as a natural condition of human life" first attested 1695, in Locke. Social climber is from 1926; social work is 1890; social worker 1904. Social drink(ing) first attested 1976. Social studies as an inclusive term for history, geography, economics, etc., is attested from 1938. Social security "system of state support for needy citizens" is attested from 1908.
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