noun
sociality; social nature
Refers to the quality of being social, or the tendency to form societies and interact with others. Used in sociology, biology, and everyday contexts.
人間は社会性を持つ生き物だ。
Humans are creatures with sociality.
この動物は高い社会性を示す。
This animal exhibits high sociality.
Compound of 社会 (society) and 性 (nature, -ity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for abstract nouns in modern Japanese.