sozialer

Sozialer is the comparative form of the German adjective sozial, meaning more social or more sociable. It is used to compare degrees of sociability, social engagement, or social policy. For example, “Er ist sozialer geworden” means he has become more sociable, and “Die Politik soll sozialer ausgerichtet sein” or “eine sozialere Politik” expresses a preference for a more socially oriented approach. The form also appears in comparisons such as “Die Gruppe ist sozialer als zuvor.”

Etymology and usage notes: sozial derives from Latin socialis through French social, and entered German with the current sense of relating to society, social welfare, or sociability. As a standard attributive or predicative adjective, sozialer follows normal German comparative construction, with the superlative am sozialsten or die sozialsten depending on the sentence.

Grammar: sozialer is primarily a grammatical inflection rather than an independent noun. It functions to compare the degree of sociability or social characteristics between entities. The positive form is sozial, the comparative is sozialer, and the superlative is am sozialsten (or die sozialsten in attributive positions).

See also: sozial, Gesellschaft, Soziales, Gesellschaftspolitik, Soziologie.

Note: In everyday usage, sozialer often refers to sociability and social policy rather than strictly to moral or ethical dimensions; context determines whether it means personal sociability or broader social concern.