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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective

[ English

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[ Etymology

From Middle French social.

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /səʊʃl̩/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

[ Noun

Singular social

Plural socials

social (plural socials)

1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.
2. (UK, slang) Short for social security benefit, the UK government department responsible for administering such welfare benefit, or its employees.

   • Fred hated going down to thee social to sign on.

3. (US) Short for social security number.

   • What's your social?

[ Translations

festive gathering to foster introductions

Finnish: tutustumistilaisuus

short for social security benefit

Finnish: sossu fi(fi)

Norwegian: sosialen no(no)

short for social security number

Finnish: sotu fi(fi), hetu fi(fi)

[ Adjective

social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

1. Being extroverted or outgoing.
2. Of or related to society.

[ Antonyms

• antisocial
• unsocial

[ Derived terms

• social conscience
• social function
• social security
• social science
• social studies
• social worker
• sociable
• socialist

[ Translations

extrovert

Finnish: ulospäinsuuntautunut, ekstrovertti, sosiaalinen Greek: κοινωνικός el(el)

Italian: sociale it(it), socievole it(it), estroverso it(it) Norwegian: sosial no(no)

related to society

Czech: společenský m. Finnish: yhteiskunnallinen, yhteiskunta-, sosiaalinen, sosiaali- Greek: κοινωνικός el(el)

Italian: sociale it(it) Norwegian: sosial no(no)

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[ French

[ Etymology

From Latin socialis.

[ Adjective

social m. (f. sociale, m. plural socials, f. plural sociales)

1. social

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[ Spanish

[ Adjective

social m. and f. (plural sociales)

1. social