SOCIABLE

a. n.

7 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. [R.] They are sociable parts united into one body. Hooker.

2.
a.

Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social. Society is no comfort to one not sociable. Shak. What can be uneasy to this sociable creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude South.

3.
a.

Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.

4.
a.

Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party.

5.
a.

No longer hostile; friendly. [Obs.] Beau & Fl. Sociable bird, or Sociable weaver (Zoöl.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See Republican, n., 3. (b).

6.
n.

A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.]

7.
n.

A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver. Miss Edgeworth.

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