1so·cial 
/ˈsoʊʃəl/ adjective
/ˈsoʊʃəl/ adjective 1 a : relating to or involving activities in which people spend time talking to each other or doing enjoyable things with each other
▪ She has poor/good social skills. ▪ The vacation resort held a lot of social events. ▪ She has a busy/hectic social life. [=she spends a lot of time doing things with her friends, going to parties, etc.] ▪ I joined the club to improve my social life. ▪ He's a social drinker. [=he only drinks alcohol at parties and other social occasions] ▪ social drinking
b [more social; most social] : liking to be with and talk to people : happy to be with people
▪ He's not feeling very social [=sociable] this evening. ▪ Her sister is much more social than she is. — opposite antisocial 2 : of or relating to people or society in general
▪ social institutions like marriage and family ▪ Health care is a major social issue. ▪ Child abuse has become a serious social problem. ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for social change/reform. 3 : tending to form relationships and live together in groups : not solitary
▪ Most humans are social beings. ▪ Bees are social insects. ▪ Elephants are social animals. 4 always used before a noun : of, relating to, or based on rank in a particular society
▪ The established social order was challenged by the peasants' rebellion. ▪ Men and women are considered social equals in our culture. ▪ Social classes are based on wealth and property. ▪ The family's social status is middle class.
▪ She has poor/good social skills. ▪ The vacation resort held a lot of social events. ▪ She has a busy/hectic social life. [=she spends a lot of time doing things with her friends, going to parties, etc.] ▪ I joined the club to improve my social life. ▪ He's a social drinker. [=he only drinks alcohol at parties and other social occasions] ▪ social drinking
b [more social; most social] : liking to be with and talk to people : happy to be with people
▪ He's not feeling very social [=sociable] this evening. ▪ Her sister is much more social than she is. — opposite antisocial
▪ social institutions like marriage and family ▪ Health care is a major social issue. ▪ Child abuse has become a serious social problem. ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for social change/reform.
▪ Most humans are social beings. ▪ Bees are social insects. ▪ Elephants are social animals.
▪ The established social order was challenged by the peasants' rebellion. ▪ Men and women are considered social equals in our culture. ▪ Social classes are based on wealth and property. ▪ The family's social status is middle class.
— so·cial·ly /ˈsoʊʃəli/ adverb
▪ She's socially active in the community. ▪ I only know her socially. ▪ He only drinks socially. [=he only drinks alcohol at parties and other social events] ▪ socially unacceptable behavior ▪ socially disadvantaged families
/ˈsoʊʃəli/ adverb ▪ She's socially active in the community. ▪ I only know her socially. ▪ He only drinks socially. [=he only drinks alcohol at parties and other social events] ▪ socially unacceptable behavior ▪ socially disadvantaged families
