collective vs sociable

collective

noun
  • A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest. 

  • A farm owned by a collection of people. 

  • A collective noun or name. 

  • One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community. 

  • The flight control used to control a helicopter's ascent or descent. 

adj
  • Having plurality of origin or authority. 

  • Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body. 

  • Tending to collect; forming a collection. 

  • Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form. 

sociable

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

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

  • A couch with a curved S-shaped back. 

  • 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 collective and sociable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )