Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Sympathetic Affections Social Affections Sociality
Sociality
Nouns
sociality, sociability, sociableness etc. adj.
social intercourse
consociation
intercourse, intercommunity
consortship, companionship, comradeship
clubbism
esprit de corps. conviviality
good fellowship, good company
joviality, jollity, festivity, festive board, merrymaking
loving cup
hospitality, heartiness
cheer. welcome, welcomeness
greeting
hearty welcome, hearty reception, warm reception
urbanity etc. (courtesy) Courtesy
familiarity. good fellow, jolly fellow
bawcock. social circle, family circle
circle of acquaintance, coterie, society, company. social gathering, social reunion
assembly etc. (assemblage) Assemblage
barbecue [U.S.] , bee
corn-husking [U.S.] , corn-shucking [U.S.]
house raising, barn raising
husking, husking-bee [U.S.]
infare. party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, soiree, matin_ee
evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party
kettle, kettle drum
dish of tea, ridotto, rout
housewarming
ball, festival etc.
smoker, smoker-party
sociable [U.S.] , stag party, hen party, tamasha
tea-party, tea-fight [Slang] . (amusement) Amusement
the feast of reason and the flow of soul" [Pope] . birthday party [parties for specific occasions] , Christmas party, New Year's Eve party, Thanksgiving Day Dinner
wedding reception. visiting
round of visits
call, morning call
interview etc. (conversation) Conversation
assignation
tryst, trysting place
appointment. club etc. (association) Party .
Verbs
be sociable etc. adj.
know
be acquainted etc. adj.
associate with, sort with, keep company with, walk hand in hand with
eat off the same trencher, club together, consort, bear one company, join
make acquaintance with etc. (friendship) Friendship
make advances, fraternize, embrace. be at home with, feel at home with, make oneself at home with
make free with
crack a bottle with
receive hospitality, live at free quarters
find the latchstring out [U.S.] . visit, pay a visit
interchange visits, interchange cards
call at, call upon
leave a card
drop in, look in
look one up, beat up one's quarters. entertain
give a party etc. n.
be at home, see one's friends, hang out, keep open house, do the honors
receive, receive with open arms
welcome
give a warm reception etc. n.. to kill the fatted calf.
Adjectives
sociable, companionable, clubbable, conversable, cosy, cosey, chatty, conversational
homiletical. convivial
festive, festal
jovial, jolly, hospitable. welcome, welcome as the roses in May
f=eted, entertained. free and easy, hall fellow well met, familiar, on visiting terms, acquainted. social, neighborly
international
gregarious.
Adverbs
in the family circle
sans fa
arm in arm.