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Companionable vs Insociable - What's the difference?

companionable | insociable |

As adjectives the difference between companionable and insociable

is that companionable is having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable while insociable is not sociable or companionable.

companionable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
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    • She returned presently, bringing a smoking basin and a basket of work; and, having placed the former on the hob, drew in her seat, evidently pleased to find me so companionable .

    Derived terms

    * companionableness * companionability * companionably * uncompanionable

    insociable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not sociable or companionable.
    • This austere insociable life. — Shakespeare.
  • (obsolete) Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
    • Lime and wood are insociable . — Sir H. Wotton.
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