socialとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/
• (米国発音) IPA: /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, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎, 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. (biology) 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 and uncountable, plural socials)

1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.

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

2. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money, often held for a couple to be married.
3. (British, 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? [asked so that the asker can look up your account details]

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:

     “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; the username or handle thereof, or a link thereto.

   Also check out some other experts in this topic — their socials are in the pinned comment below.

   • 2019 August 29, “Cheeto Christ Stupid Czar”, Randy Rainbow (lyrics), Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)‎performed by Randy Rainbow:

     Close your mouth and delete all your socials tonight.

   • 2025 May 13, Richard Fausset, “The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Nearly a week after the Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the world is still adjusting to the fact that he has an American family that does typically American things. The Borgias, for all their many sins, never posted crude or spicy memes to the socials.

派生語

• dark social

参照

• “social”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “social”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “social”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged, digital edition, [London]: HarperCollins, 2012.

アナグラム

• scolia