What does “social” mean?
- 1
adjectiveconnected with society and the way people live together
Poverty is a serious social problem.
- 2
adjectiveconnected with meeting and spending time with other people
She has a busy social life.
Social at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈsoʊʃəl/ · SOH-shul
How to use “social” correctly
“Social” describes society; “sociable” describes a person who likes being with others.
Common phrases with “social”
- social media
- social life
- social skills
- social class
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- society
- socialize
- socially
- sociable
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