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Socialised vs Sociable - What's the difference?

socialised | sociable |

As a verb socialised

is past tense of socialise.

As an adjective sociable is

tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.

socialised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (socialise)

    • socialise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * socialize

    Verb

    (socialis)
  • To interact with others
  • To instruct, usually subconsciously, in the etiquette of a society
  • To take into collective or governmental ownership
    • ----

    sociable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
    • He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Society is no comfort to one not sociable .
  • Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
    • a sociable party
  • (archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
  • * Hooker
    • They are sociable parts united into one body.
  • (obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Antonyms

    * unsociable ----