sociable

Etymology

From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis.

adj

1. (of a person) Tending to socialize or be social.
   He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
2. Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
   a sociable party
3. (archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
4. (obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.

noun

1. A sociable person.
2. (historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
3. A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
4. A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
5. (US) An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
   At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them. 1903, George Horace Lorimer, Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son, page 46