sociality
pronunciation
How to pronounce sociality in British English:
UK [ˌsəʊʃɪ'ælɪtɪ]
How to pronounce sociality in American English:
US [ˌsoʊʃɪ'ælətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
Word Origin
- sociality (n.)
- 1640s, from French socialité or directly from Latin socialitas "fellowship, sociableness," from socialis (see social (adj.)).
Example
- 1. On the sociality and educational significance of natural scientific knowledge .
- 2. Mammals as a class are not strong on sociality .
- 3. Other group-level models have also been proposed , focusing on social interaction rather than resource exploitation : homosexuality might correlate with greater sociality and social cooperation ; similarly , it might deter violent competition for females .
- 4. Dependence is the core of sociality .
- 5. It is one sociality greatly strengthened pedagogical activity .