social – Wiktionary

See also: sociál

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social

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From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.

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social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

1. Being extroverted or outgoing.

   James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:

     , Chapter 1:

     Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.

2. Of or relating to society.
   • 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from

     January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on , retrieved , page 70:

     Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.

   Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.

   Unemployment is a social problem.

3. (

   Internet

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   Relating to social media or social networks.

   social gaming

4. (

   rare

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   Relating to a nation’s allies.

   the Social War

5. (

   botany

   ,

   zoology

   )

   Cooperating or growing in groups.

   a social insect

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internet: relating to social media or social networks

• Bashkir: социаль

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  sotsial’

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• Bulgarian: социален(bg)

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  socialen

  )

• Finnish: sosiaalinen(fi)
• Portuguese: social(pt)
• Welsh: cymdeithasol(cy)

relating to a nation’s allies

• Portuguese: social(pt)

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social (countable and uncountable, plural socials)

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festive gathering to foster introductions

• Bulgarian: вечеринка(bg)

  f

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  večerinka

  )

• Finnish: tutustumistilaisuus
• Irish: ócáid shóisialta

  f

short for social security benefit

• Finnish: sossu(fi)
• Norwegian: sosialen

short for social security number

• Finnish: sotu(fi)hetu(fi)

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Asturian

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From Latin sociālis.

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social (epicene, plural sociales)

Catalan

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From Latin sociālis, attested from 1803.[1]

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social (masculine and feminine plural socials)

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From English social.

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social

Etymology 2

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From clipping of English socialize.

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social

1. (

   Hong Kong Cantonese

   )

   to socialize

   (

   to interact with others

   )

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• so

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  “

  to respond; to pay attension to

  ”

  )

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French social, from Latin sociālis (“concerning a partner or an ally”), an adjective derived from the noun socius (“partner, ally”).

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social (neuter socialt, plural and definite singular attributive sociale)

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

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• IPA(key):

  /sɔ.sjal/

• Hyphenation:

  so‧cial

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  Paris

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• Homophones: socialesociales

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social (feminine sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)

1. social

   Un devoir social. ―

   A social obligation.

2. social

   l’homme est un animal social. ―

   Man is a social animal.

3. mundane, related to social life

   • 1922, Marcel Proust, Fugitive:

     Était-ce parce que la vie sociale de Gilberte devait présenter les mêmes contrastes que celle de Swann ?

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Noun

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social m (plural sociaux)

1. action intended to make society work better

   faire du social. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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• “social”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé

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  Digitized Treasury of the French Language

  ]

  , 2012.

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin sociālis.

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Adjective

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social m or f (plural sociais)

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• “social” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

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Ellipsis of social network.

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social m

1. social network
   • 2019 October 1, “Zuckerberg è pronto alla battaglia contro Warren e TikTok (e Facebook non perde utenti)”, in Corriere della Sera‎[4]:

     October 1, “Zuckerberg è pronto alla battaglia contro Warren e TikTok (e Facebook non perde utenti)”, in

     TikTok è sia la prima piattaforma cinese a imporsi nel resto del mondo sia l’unico social a ottenere numeri finora inanellati solo da Menlo Park (500 milioni di utenti), eppure non sembra causare particolari grattacapi.

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2. (

   in the plural

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   social media

   postare sui social ―

   to post on social media

   • 2018 January 25, ““Un inconveniente tecnico”: il tweet di Trenord fa infuriare i social, poi le scuse”, in La Stampa‎[5]:

     January 25, ““Un inconveniente tecnico”: il tweet di Trenord fa infuriare i social, poi le scuse”, in

     «Circolazione interrotta tra Treviglio e Milano a causa di un inconveniente tecnico a un treno»: è il tweet di Trenord delle 8.09 che ha fatto infuriare i social dopo il deragliamento a Seggiano di Pioltello.

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Middle French

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First known attestation 1355[1], borrowed from Latin sociālis.

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social m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)

1. allied

   (

   on the same side

   )

2. social

   (

   tending to spend time with others

   )

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• Godefroy, Frédéric,

  Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle

  (1881) (social, supplement)

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin sociālis.

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• IPA(key):

  [suˈsjal]

• Audio (Languedocien)

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social m (feminine singular sociala, masculine plural socials, feminine plural socialas)

1. social

   (

   relating to society

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Piedmontese

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social

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin sociālis.

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  Brazil

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  IPA(key):

  /so.siˈaw/

  [so.sɪˈaʊ̯]

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  faster pronunciation

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  /soˈsjaw/

  [soˈsjaʊ̯]

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social m or f (plural sociais)

1. social

   (

   relating to society

   )

2. (

   business

   )

   social

   (

   relating to business firms

   )

3. socialoutgoing; extroverted

   sociávelextrovertido

   associal

4. (

   ecology

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   social

   (

   living in large groups

   )

5. (

   Brazil

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   for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen

   Elevador social. ―

   Residents’ lift.

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social m or f (plural sociais)

1. (

   Brazil

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   informal

   )

   a small party between close people or friends

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• “social” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

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Borrowed from French social.

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social m or n (feminine singular socială, masculine plural sociali, feminine and neuter plural sociale)

1. social

   (

   of or relating to society

   )

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Declension of social

singular

plural

masculine

neuter

feminine

masculine

neuter

feminine

nominative/
accusative

indefinite

social

socială
sociali
sociale

definite

socialul
sociala
socialii
socialele

genitive/
dative

indefinite

social

sociale
sociali
sociale

definite

socialului
socialei
socialilor
socialelor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

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• IPA(key):

  (

  Spain

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  /soˈθjal/

  [soˈθjal]

• IPA(key):

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  Latin America

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  /soˈsjal/

  [soˈsjal]

• Rhymes:

  -al

• Syllabification:

  so‧cial

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social (plural sociales)

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• “social”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

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• IPA(key):

  /sosiˈɑːl/

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  /soˈɧɑːl/

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social (comparative mer social, superlative mest social)

1. (

   not comparable

   )

   social, pertaining to living conditions and society

   (

   of an issue

   )

2. social, kind, friendly, welcoming, outgoing

   (

   of a person

   )

   utåtriktadsällskapligföreningsintresserad

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Inflection of social

Indefinite

Positive

Comparative

Superlative2

Common singular

social

mer social
mest social

Neuter singular

socialt
mer socialt
mest socialt

Plural

sociala
mer sociala
mest sociala

Masculine plural3

sociale
mer sociala
mest sociala

Definite

Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Masculine singular1

sociale
mer sociale
mest sociale

All

sociala
mer sociala
mest sociala

1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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