socialとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/
• 韻: -əʊʃəl

形容詞

social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

1. Being extroverted or outgoing.

   James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:

     Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.

2. Of or relating to society.
   • 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 January 2012, page 70:

     Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.

   Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.

   Unemployment is a social problem.

3. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.

   social gaming

4. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies.

   the Social War

5. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.

   a social insect

反意語

• antisocial
• unsocial
• asocial

派生語

関連する語

• sociality
• societal

名詞

social (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 socials)

1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.

   They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.

2. (カナダ用法 Prairies) A dance held to raise money, often held for a couple to be married.
3. (Britain, colloquial, with definite article) Ellipsis of social security.

   Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.

4. (US, colloquial) Ellipsis of social security number.

   What's your social?

5. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
6. (Canada) Ellipsis of social studies.
7. (Internet, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of social media.
   • 2023 January 31, Casey Newton, quoting Kevin Systrom, “Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of TikTok for text”, in The Verge‎^[2]:

     “I saw that shift, and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s the future of social,’” Systrom said.

8. (Internet, informal, countable) A social media account.
   • 2019 August 29, Randy Rainbow (lyrics), Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), “Cheeto Christ Stupid Czar”‎^[3], performed by Randy Rainbow:

     Close your mouth and delete all your socials tonight.

参照

• social in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “social”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “social”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, →ISBN.

アナグラム

• scolia