social
adjective
[ ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l ]
• relating to society or its organization.
• "alcoholism is recognized as a major social problem"
Similar:
communal,
community,
community-based,
collective,
group,
general,
popular,
civil,
civic,
public,
societal,
endemic,
pandemic,
• needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities.
• "we are social beings as well as individuals"
• (of a bird) gregarious; breeding or nesting in colonies.
social
noun
• an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group.
• "a church social"
Similar:
party,
gathering,
social gathering,
social occasion,
social event,
social function,
function,
get-together,
celebration,
reunion,
festivity,
jamboree,
reception,
at-home,
soirée,
bash,
shindig,
shindy,
do,
rave-up,
knees-up,
beanfeast,
beano,
bunfight,
jolly,
thrash,
• short for social security.
• "not everyone's on the social and taking drugs"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.
