sociability.

The tendency or willingness to engage comfortably with other people.

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Words that belong together

• easy sociability
• sociability of a group

On the page

Her sociability made newcomers feel included without turning every meeting into a performance.

The study separated sociability from the participants’ need for privacy afterward.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / character / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: characterization, motivation, interpersonal behavior, self-evaluation. Disciplines: psychology, human behavior, character writing. Commonness: moderately common.