insociable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sɔ.sjabl/
insociable is spelled I-N-S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insociable is a French adjective meaning “insociable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas sociable ; qui n’aime pas vivre avec les autres”.
What does insociable mean in English?
adjective
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insociable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas sociable ; qui n’aime pas vivre avec les autres. 2. Qui contrarie la vie sociale. 3. Qui ne crée pas de liens.
noun: 1. Personne non intégrée dans une société.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of insociable
- insociables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insociable?
- /ɛ̃.sɔ.sjabl/
- \ɛ̃.sɔ.sjabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is insociable in French?
insociable appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).