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Webster 1913 Edition

Social

So′cial

,
Adj.
[L.
socialis
, from
socius
a companion; akin to
sequi
to follow: cf. F.
social
. See
Sue
to follow.]
1.
Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body;
as,
social
interest or concerns;
social
pleasure;
social
benefits;
social
happiness;
social
duties.
“Social phenomena.”
J. S. Mill.
2.
Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable;
as, a
social
person
.
3.
Consisting in union or mutual intercourse.
Best with thyself accompanied, seek’st not
Social
communication.
Milton.
4.
(Bot.)
Naturally growing in groups or masses; – said of many individual plants of the same species.
5.
(Zool.)
(a)
Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees.
(b)
Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons;
as, the
social
ascidians
.
Social science
,
the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labor, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like.
–
Social whale
(Zool.)
,
the blackfish.
–
The social evil
,
prostitution.
Syn. – Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; convival; festive.

Webster 1828 Edition

Social

SO'CIAL

,
Adj.
[L. socialis, from socius, companion.]
1.
Pertaining to society; relating to men living in society. or to the publice as an aggregate body; as social interests or concerns; social pleasures; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. True self-love and social are the same.
2.
Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable. Withers, adieu? yet not with thee remove thy martial spirit or thy social love.
3.
Consisting in union or mutual converse.
4.
Disposed to unite in society. Man is a social being.

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