dance vs sociable

dance

noun
  • A social gathering where dancing is the main activity. 

  • A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. 

  • A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics. 

  • A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm. 

  • The art, profession, and study of dancing. 

  • A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister. 

  • The death throes of a hanged person. 

  • A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought between two rivals. 

  • A repetitive movement used in communication between worker honey bees. 

verb
  • To make a repetitive movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees. 

  • To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about. 

  • To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music. 

  • To kick and convulse from the effects of being hanged. 

  • To leap or move lightly and rapidly. 

  • To make love or have sex. 

  • To perform the steps to. 

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