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sociability
so·cia·bil·i·ty S0524000 (sō′shə-bĭl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. so·cia·bil·i·ties 1. The disposition or quality of being sociable.2. An instance of being sociable.so•cia•bil•i•ty (ˌsɒ ʃəˈbɪl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the act or an instance of being sociable. 2. the quality or state of being sociable. [1425–75] Sociability/Unsociability See Also: BEHAVIOR - Antisocial as death —Mary McCarthy
- (About as) chummy as a pair of panthers —James Forbes
- Flung himself upon Arthur like a young bear —Christopher Isherwood
- Friendly as a letter from home —Slogan, wine advisory board
- (He insisted on being) friendly, like a man running for sheriff —Jay Parini
- Greeted me like the morning sun that had deserted the skies —Mike Fredman
- The greeting I received (from Phoebe) was as damp as the weather outside —Mike Fredman
- He was never alone. He wore other people like armour —William McIlvanney
- (The knocking was) hostile as a kick in the balls —Harold Adams
Similes can provide attention-getting openings for a story, as this one did for Adams’ mystery novel, The Fourth Widow. - Pleasant as a smile —Anon
- Snarled like a racoon (whenever she was pushed) —Miles Gibson
- Unresponsive as a bag of wet laundry —David Leavitt
- Affable as a wet dog —Alfred Henry Lewis
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sociability - the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellowssociablenesspersonableness - the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractiveextraversion, extroversion - (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the selfambiversion - (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversionsociality - the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality"conviviality, joviality - a jovial naturecompanionability, companionableness - suitability to be a companioncamaraderie, chumminess, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship - the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociabilitygregariousness - the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being aloneopenness, nakedness - characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretiveunsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship |
sociabilitynoun friendliness, conviviality, cordiality, congeniality, neighbourliness, affability, gregariousness, companionability Enthusiasm, adaptability, sociability, and good health are essential.sociabilitynounThe quality of being pleasant and friendly:affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amiableness, congeniality, congenialness, cordiality, cordialness, friendliness, geniality, genialness, pleasantness, sociableness, warmth.Translationssocievolezzaкоммуникабельностьsociability
sociability any social interaction which exists primarily ‘for its own sake and for the fascination which in its own liberation from [social] ties, it diffuses’ (Wolff, 1950). Simmel refers to this as the ‘play-form of interaction’ (see also FORM AND CONTENT). It need have ‘no extrinsic results’, and ‘entirely depends upon the personalities among whom it occurs’. However, Simmel sees in sociability a capacity for transferring the 'seriousness and tragic to a symbolic and shadowy play-form’ which can reveal reality obliquely. Thus, although much social interaction involves elements of sociability, the purer play-forms of sociability, e.g. parties or picnics, or mere talk, can be seen as possessing their own specific importance in social life. Although apparently and necessarily ‘undirected’ and ‘unserious’, they perform a definite role, first in providing relaxation, distraction, etc., but also in throwing a fresh light on 'serious’ endeavours.Sociability (group cohesion, group bonds), in animal behavior, a property of some animals to form aggregates, such as flocks, herds, shoals, or colonies; it is associated with specific behavioral reactions. Sociability is an adaptation to environmental conditions. The formation of groups is associated with the search for food (pelicans), protection agaist enemies (ungulates), mutual heating (lower primates), and mutual rearing of the young (some insects). Aggregates of animals may be temporary (for breeding, hibernation, or migration) or permanent. Among invertebrates, sociability is most often encountered in insects. Its simplest form is the formation of aggregates of larvae: the females deposit their eggs in a common place that has an abundant food supply. Such aggregates are formed, for example, by many grasshoppers and processionary moths. After exhausting the food supply of a particular location, groups of insects may make distant migrations (locusts, processionary moths). A more complex form of sociability is the formation by some insects (honeybees, ants, termites, wasps) of permanent colonies, usually characterized by the division of labor among individuals and by polymorphism. The simplest type of sociability among vertebrates is the formation of schools of fish for long feeding or spawning migrations. More complex is the formation of nesting colonies by many birds, including seagulls, penguins, and sociable weaver-birds. In the autumn, birds of temperate and cold latitudes form flocks for feeding migrations. Among mammals, aggregates are formed by pinnipeds (seal rookeries), many ungulates, and some rodents. Certain instincts form the basis of animal sociability. Among lower primates, the herd behavior of sacred baboons is made possible by complex sonic signaling, including congenital vocal reflexes that are specific for a given physiological state. In ungulates, visual and olfactory analyzers are important in herd behavior. Visual analyzers, for example, enable an animal to react to a herd that is moving away. The odor of secretions from the scent glands present in most ungulates makes it possible for an animal to find other individuals of its species. It is characteristic that sociability is most often exhibited in mammals that live in open spaces, thus facilitating perception of signals from other individuals of one’s own species (see). Besides herd reactions, an important role in the behavior of social animals is played by mimetic reflexes, which may be unconditioned (congenital) or conditioned, that is, formed in response to visual or auditory stimuli. The migrations of schools of fish and flocks of birds are based on unconditioned mimetic reflexes. Certain animals, such as some bats, rodents, and ungulates, when gathering into herds or colonies, exhibit a significant decrease in metabolic intensity. This permits the animals to tolerate better a deficiency of food. The term “sociability,” although widely accepted among animal behaviorists, is inappropriate because it suggests an anthropomorphic evaluation of animal behavior. REFERENCESNaumov, S. P. Zoologiia pozvonochnykh, 3rd ed. Moscow, 1973.
Chauvin, R. Povedenie zhivotnykh. Moscow, 1972. (Translated from French.)
Wynne-Edwards, V. Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour. Edinburgh, 1962.
Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals. Edited by J. H. Croon. London-New York, 1970.N. P. NAUMOV sociability
Synonyms for sociabilitynoun friendlinessSynonyms- friendliness
- conviviality
- cordiality
- congeniality
- neighbourliness
- affability
- gregariousness
- companionability
Synonyms for sociabilitynoun the quality of being pleasant and friendlySynonyms- affability
- agreeability
- agreeableness
- amenity
- amiability
- amiableness
- congeniality
- congenialness
- cordiality
- cordialness
- friendliness
- geniality
- genialness
- pleasantness
- sociableness
- warmth
Synonyms for sociabilitynoun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellowsSynonymsRelated Words- personableness
- extraversion
- extroversion
- ambiversion
- sociality
- conviviality
- joviality
- companionability
- companionableness
- camaraderie
- chumminess
- comradeliness
- comradery
- comradeship
- gregariousness
- openness
- nakedness
Antonyms- unsociability
- unsociableness
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