Antonyms for sociability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : so-shuh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɒ ʃəˈbɪl ɪ ti


Definition of sociability

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French sociabilite, from Latin sociabilis (see sociable).
  • noun amiability
Example sentences :
  • There is a further direct advantage in the sparrow's sociability.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • At Colonel Shepard's request we "lashed boats" for the sociability of the thing.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • But American sociability is not like the Trafalgar fountains.
  • Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The great point in favour of the automobile is its sociability.
  • Extract from : « The Automobilist Abroad » by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • The country ways of sociability had not all gone out of date.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old New York » by Amanda Millie Douglas
  • Her roses bloomed all the year and her sociability increased with her row of prizes.
  • Extract from : « Embarrassments » by Henry James
  • All human association is due primarily to the instinct for sociability.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
  • The great charm about the Black Forest house is its sociability.
  • Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • For an instant Miss Tita hesitated; then her sociability was too much for her.
  • Extract from : « The Aspern Papers » by Henry James
  • He's worse, from any view-point of sociability, than a man who drinks a glass of water.
  • Extract from : « Cutting It out » by Samuel G. Blythe

Synonyms for sociability

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