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sociables

sociables is the plural of sociable.

Meaning of sociable

Noun

sociable (plural sociables)

  1. A sociable person.
  2. (historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
  3. A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
  4. A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
  5. (US) An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
    • At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.1903, George Horace Lorimer, Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son, page 46

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Questions about sociables

What is sociables the plural of?
Sociables is the plural of sociable.

Words near sociables in the dictionary

  1. sociable weaver
  2. sociable weaverbird
  3. sociable weaverbirds
  4. sociable weavers
  5. sociableness
  6. sociables
  7. sociably
  8. social
  9. social (pragmatic) communication disorder
  10. social action
  11. social alienation

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