sociableness

so·cia·ble

S0524100 (sō′shə-bəl)adj.1. Fond of the company of others; gregarious: a sociable party guest.2. Marked by or affording occasion for agreeable conversation and conviviality. See Synonyms at social.n. A social.

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[French, from Latin sociābilis, from sociāre, to share, join, from socius, companion; see sek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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so′cia·ble·ness n.so′cia·bly adv.

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Noun

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sociableness - the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellowssociabilitypersonableness - 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 secretive

sociableness

nounThe quality of being pleasant and friendly:affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amiableness, congeniality, congenialness, cordiality, cordialness, friendliness, geniality, genialness, pleasantness, sociability, warmth.