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supersocial

supersocial adjective: beyond the individual society.

Adjective

supersocial (comparative more supersocial, superlative most supersocial)

  1. Beyond the individual society.
    • The extrasocial, the supersocial, struggle which guides the external development of so- cieties, nations, and races, is war.2021, Michael Ruse, Philosophy after Darwin: Classic and Contemporary Readings, page 135
  2. Highly social; supersociable.
    • People, ^([sic]) who rate themselves as having a higher degree of empathy are better at detecting authentic emotion. These possibly supersocial people also report greater emotional contagion, and they are more likely to join in laughter.2023, Chris Frith, Uta Frith, What Makes Us Social?, page 60

Forms of supersocial

comparativemore supersocial
superlativemost supersocial

Origin of supersocial

From super- + social.

Questions about supersocial

What does supersocial mean?
Supersocial means beyond the individual society.
What part of speech is supersocial?
Supersocial is an adjective.

Words near supersocial in the dictionary

  1. supersoaker
  2. supersoakers
  3. supersoap
  4. supersoaps
  5. supersociable
  6. supersocial
  7. supersocieties
  8. supersociety
  9. supersoft
  10. supersofts
  11. supersoil

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