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unsociable — unsociable, unsocial Like the positive forms (see sociable, social), unsocial is a classifying word that essentially means ‘not suitable for society’ (and has the special sense denoting hours outside the normal working day), whereas unsociable is … Modern English usage
unsociable — index disdainful, taciturn, unapproachable, unresponsive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unsociable — UK US /ʌnˈsəʊʃəbl/ adjective WORKPLACE, HR ► UNSOCIAL(Cf. ↑unsocial) … Financial and business terms
unsociable — c.1600, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SOCIABLE (Cf. sociable) … Etymology dictionary
unsociable — [adj] unfriendly aloof, antagonistic, brooding, cold, cool, distant, easy going, hostile, inaccessible, inhospitable, introverted, laidback*, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, retiring, secretive, sensitive, shy, standoffish*, stuck… … New thesaurus
unsociable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not enjoying the company of others. 2) not conducive to friendly social relations … English terms dictionary
unsociable — [unsō′shə bəl] adj. 1. avoiding association with others; not sociable or friendly 2. not conducive to sociability unsociability n. unsociableness unsociably adv … English World dictionary
unsociable — [[t]ʌnso͟ʊʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is unsociable does not like talking to other people and tries to avoid meeting them. My marriage has broken up. It has made me reclusive and unsociable... I am by no means an unsociable person. Ant:… … English dictionary
unsociable — adjective not enjoying the company of others. ↘not conducive to friendly social relations. Derivatives unsociability noun unsociableness noun unsociably adverb Usage Although there is some overlap in the use of unsociable, unsocial, and… … English new terms dictionary
unsociable — un|so|cia|ble [ ʌn souʃəbl ] adjective 1. ) not interested in meeting people or doing things with other people 2. ) BRITISH an unsociable job is one in which you have to work at unusual times of the day so that you do not have much time to spend… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
