English Vocabulary about Social Life
Affinity (noun)
feeling of identification, similarity or connection among people, fellow feeling, empathy, sympathy, resemblance, correspondence, attraction:
Amity (noun)
friendliness and peaceful relations, cordiality, friendship, harmony:
Camaraderie (noun)
A good relationship among the people, brotherhood, companionship, comradeship, bonhomie, conviviality, togetherness:
There is a great sense of camaraderie among the teammates.
Camaraderie is one of the preliminary traits of developing prolonged team spirit.
Confronted with challenging circumstances, people would generally form a sense of camaraderie.
Confidant / confidante (noun)
comrade, Chum
Mothers are usually likely the first confidants of anybody.
You should have a strong personality if you do not have any confidants in your life.
Convivial (adj)
Esprit de corps (noun)
Esprit de corps among football players plays a key role in sustaining perseverance during a tough match.
Although everybody had better know how to paddle his/her canoe, developing a sense of esprit de corp is prominent equally.
Extroverted (adj)
An Introverted person seems lethargic compared to an extroverted one.
Extroverted people would rather socialize with different folks from all walks of life.
Fraternity (noun)
Every fraternity usually has its own jargon, language and set of jokes.
The world is suffering from lack of fraternity.
Gregarious (adj)
clubbable, being a social butterfly, sociable:
Being gregarious in cyberspace demands less skills compared to real life.
Being over-gregarious is an egregious mistake that I can only chalk up to experience.
Solidarity (noun)
One of the main responsibilities of a great leader among a group is to preserve solidarity of members.
We cannot take any further steps in this project unless you show your solidarity.
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Reply to “camaraderie”
Camaraderie (Noun)
A good relationship among the people,
brotherhood, companionship.
There is a great camaraderie among the teammates.
Camaraderie is uncountable – There is a great sense of camaraderie / there is great camaraderie …
Camaraderie is one of the preliminary traits of developing prolonged team spirit.
Camaraderie came to English from French around 1835.
Synonyms: Comradeship, Bonhomie, Conviviality, Togetherness
✔Confronted with challenging circumstances, people generally would form a sense of camaraderie.
[Conditional sentences type II]
* … people would generally form …
Reply to “amity”
Just after John arrived at the party, the amity boosts among guests. Thanks to his tactful and light-hearted personality.
* amity boosted among guests, thanks to …
Synonyms: Cordiality
✔It is essential that some amity be injected into the world.
Reply to “affinity”
Affinity (Noun)
(attraction,inclination,bent, affection, tendency,leaning)
The affinity of dye to fabric is very low quality.
There is always affinity between us.
Consider spaces after commas.
I tried to restore the sense of affinity between John and his father by seeking a reconciliation.
✔Although we should let bygones be bygones, I can never forget your reluctance to show any affinity.
Reply to “gregarious”
Being gregarious in the cyberspace demands less skills compared to the real life.
* in cyberspace
* compared to real life
Synonyms: Clubbable
✔ Being over-gregarious is an egregious mistake that only can I chalk it up to experience.
I guess that I made a mistake and the sentence need not any inversion.
*…. only I can ……
That’s right. Inversion happens when the adverbs appear at the beginning of the sentence.
√ … that I can only chalk up to experience
√ Remember that “it” should also be omitted because you’ve already referred to it.
A social butterfly
Reply to “convivial”
I believe, breakfast is the best time to have a convivial conversation with a friend.
Do not use a comma after: subject + believe.
✔Your convivial sentences are not sincere, tell them to the Marines.
Reply to “esprit de corps”
Esprit de corps among football players is the key role to sustain perseverance during a tough match.
… plays a key role in sustaining …
Although everybody had better know how to paddle his/her canoe, developing a sense of esprit de corp is prominent equally.
Reply to “extroverted”
An Introverted person seems lethargic compared to an extroverted one.
✔Extroverted people would rather socialize with different folks from all walks of life.
Reply to “solidarity”
One of the main responsibility of a great leader among a group, is to preserve solidarity of members.
* One of the main responsibilities
* Omit the comma before “is”.
We cannot take any further steps in this project unless you show your solidarity.
Reply to “confidant(e)”
Mothers usually are likely the first confidant of anybody.
Place “usually” or other adverbs after the to-be verbs like “are” if they are the principal verbs.
You correct my sentence as below:
Mothers are usually likely the first confidants of anybody.
I think “confidante” is the best choice for this sentence. Because it refers to “Mothers” and it should be singular due to “the first”.
You’re right about “confidante” as the feminine noun. However, after “the first” and “the last”, you could also use a plural noun. E.g. the first days of school were rather horrifying. You should also note that confidantes refers to “mothers”, which is plural.
Thanks for asking.
Also you omitted the “it” in “chalk it up to experience”
Does it happen intentionally?
Yes, it was intentional. Consider the following example:
Correct: This is the book I was talking about.
Incorrect: This is the book I was talking abut it.
The same principle applies to this sentence. “It” should be omitted because we’ve already talked about it in the same sentence.
Thanks for asking. It shows you’re paying specific attention to the details.
Synonyms: Comrade, Chum
✔You should have a strong personality if you do not have any confidants in your life.
Reply to “fraternity”
Every fraternity usually has its own jargon, language and set of jokes.
✔The world is suffering from lack of fraternity.