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Social

so·cial [soh-shuhl]

adjective
1.pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
2.seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.
3.of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.
4.living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings.
5.of or pertaining to human society, especially as a body divided into classes according to status: social rank.

6.involved in many social activities: We're so busy working, we have to be a little less social now.

7.of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community: social problems.
8.noting or pertaining to activities designed to remedy or alleviate certain unfavorable conditions of life in a community, especially among the poor.
9.pertaining to or advocating socialism.
10.Computers. noting or pertaining to online technologies, activities, etc., that promote companionship or communication with friends and other personal contacts: social Web sites such as Facebook; the use of social software to share expertise.
11.Zoology . living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants. Compare solitary ( def 8 ) .
12.Botany . growing in patches or clumps.
13.Rare. occurring or taking place between allies or confederates.

noun

14.a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group: a church social.

Origin:

1555–65; < Latin sociālis, equivalent to soci ( us ) partner, comrade + -ālis -al1

Related forms

so·cial·ly, adverb
so·cial·ness, noun
hy·per·so·cial, adjective
hy·per·so·cial·ly, adverb
in·ter·so·cial, adjective

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World English Dictionary

social (ˈsəʊʃəl)

— adj
1. living or preferring to live in a community rather than alone
2. denoting or relating to human society or any of its subdivisions
3. of, relating to, or characteristic of the experience, behaviour, and interaction of persons forming groups
4. relating to or having the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc: a social club
5. relating to or engaged in social services: a social worker
6. relating to or considered appropriate to a certain class of society, esp one thought superior
7. Compare solitary (esp of certain species of insects) living together in organized colonies: social bees
8. (of plant species) growing in clumps, usually over a wide area

— n
9. an informal gathering, esp of an organized group, to promote companionship, communal activity, etc

[C16: from Latin sociālis companionable, from socius a comrade]

'socially
— adv

'socialness
— n

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Responsibility

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty [ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee]

noun, plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
1.the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
2.an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
3.a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority.
4.a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents.
5.reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments.

Idioms

6.on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.

Origin:

1780–90; respons(ible) + -ibility

Related forms
non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
self-re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun
su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.

Synonyms
1. answerability, accountability.

World English Dictionary

responsibility (rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ)

— n , pl -ties
1. the state or position of being responsible
2. a person or thing for which one is responsible
3. the ability or authority to act or decide on one's own, without supervision

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Word Origin & History

responsibility

"condition of being responsible," 1787, from responsible + -ity.