by oneself vs sociable

by oneself

adv
  • without outside assistance 

prep
  • Alone; without assistance or help from others. 

  • Alone, without another's immediate company 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself. 

sociable

noun
  • A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other. 

  • A couch with a curved S-shaped back. 

  • An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing. 

  • A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side. 

  • A sociable person. 

adj
  • Tending to socialize or be social. 

  • Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation. 

How often have the words by oneself and sociable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )