| SOCIAL | • social adj. Being extroverted or outgoing. • social adj. Of or relating to society. • social adj. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks. |
| ASOCIAL | • asocial adj. Not social, not relating to society. • asocial adj. Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially. • asocial adj. (Sometimes proscribed) Antisocial. |
| EUSOCIAL | • eusocial adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals’ societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile… • EUSOCIAL adj. characterized by cooperative specialization of tasks, as in ant colonies. |
| UNSOCIAL | • unsocial adj. Not social. • unsocial adj. Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable. • UNSOCIAL adj. not social. |
| BIOSOCIAL | • biosocial adj. (Biology, sociology) Of or pertaining to both biological and social features. • BIOSOCIAL adj. relating to the interaction of the biological aspects and social relationships of living organisms. |
| DISSOCIAL | • dissocial adj. Unfriendly to society; selfish. • DISSOCIAL adj. (archaic) not social. |
| DYSTOCIAL | • dystocial adj. Of, pertaining to or characterised by dystocia; having had a difficult birth. • DYSTOCIAL adj. relating to dystocia, difficult childbirth. |
| NONSOCIAL | • nonsocial adj. Not social; unconcerned with society or social matters. • NONSOCIAL adj. not social. |
| PRECOCIAL | • precocial adj. (Zoology, of birds) Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving… • PRECOCIAL adj. of or relating to birds whose young are hatched with a covering of down and can leave the nest at once to seek food. • PRECOCIAL n. a bird having such young, also PRAECOCIAL. |
| PROSOCIAL | • prosocial adj. Beneficial to all parties and consistent with community laws and mores. • prosocial adj. Contributing to a beneficial outcome by negotiation, problem solving, problem analysis, clarification… • PROSOCIAL adj. in the interests of society as a whole. |
| SUBSOCIAL | • subsocial adj. Having a very limited social structure. • SUBSOCIAL adj. tending to associate gregariously but lacking a fixed social structure. |
| ANTISOCIAL | • antisocial adj. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people. • antisocial adj. Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing. • antisocial adj. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society. |
| HOMOSOCIAL | • homosocial adj. Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex. • HOMOSOCIAL adj. of, relating to, or involving social relationships between persons of the same sex and esp. between men. |
| PRAECOCIAL | • praecocial adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Praecoces. • PRAECOCIAL adj. of or relating to birds whose young are hatched with a covering of down and can leave the nest at once to seek food, also PRECOCIAL. |
| HETEROSOCIAL | • heterosocial adj. Pertaining to heterosociality, to social interaction with the opposite sex. • HETEROSOCIAL adj. relating to social relations (or preference for such relations) with the opposite sex of the nonsexual nature. |
| PSYCHOSOCIAL | • psychosocial adj. (Of behaviour) Having both psychological and social aspects. • PSYCHOSOCIAL adj. involving both psychological and social aspects. |