मिलनसार (milansaar)
adjective
A single-sense adjective describing a person who is warm and easy to get along with -- 'sociable, friendly, affable.'
Sense
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sociable, friendly, easy to get along with
adjective
Synonyms: मेलजोल वाला (meljol vaalaa), खुशमिज़ाज (khushmizaaj), मित्रवत (mitrvat, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word literally builds on मिलना (milnaa, 'to meet') plus the agentive-ish suffix सार (saar), so its core image is someone who is naturally good 'at meeting people' -- a very apt way to praise the uncle at a wedding who chats easily with everyone from the caterer to the chief guest. It is a warm, everyday compliment, often paired with हंसमुख (hansmukh, 'cheerful-faced') when describing someone's overall pleasant nature.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this for describing a place or event as 'friendly' -- it applies only to people's personalities, not atmospheres; for a warm gathering, use कुछ और, not मिलनसार (milansaar). 2) It describes a general, stable trait of character, not a one-off friendly act -- for 'he was nice to me yesterday,' Hindi speakers reach for अच्छा व्यवहार किया (achchhaa vyavahaar kiyaa, 'behaved nicely') rather than मिलनसार (milansaar).
Sample Sentences:
वह बहुत मिलनसार है, सबसे हंसकर बात करता है।
He is very sociable; he talks to everyone with a smile.
(vah bahut milansaar hai, sabse hanskar baat kartaa hai।)
मेरी नानी बहुत मिलनसार थीं, मोहल्ले में सब उन्हें जानते थे।
My grandmother was very sociable; everyone in the neighborhood knew her.
(merii naanii bahut milansaar thiin, mohalle men sab unhen jaante the।)
शादी में दुल्हे के मामाजी इतने मिलनसार निकले कि हलवाई से भी गप्पें मारने लगे।
At the wedding, the groom's uncle turned out to be so sociable that he even started chatting with the caterer.
(shaadii men dulhe ke maamaajii itne milansaar nikle ki halvaaii se bhii gappen maarne lage।)
काश तुम थोड़े और मिलनसार होते, तो दफ़्तर में तुम्हारे इतने दोस्त होते।
If only you were a bit more sociable, you would have so many friends at the office.
(kaash tum thode aur milansaar hote, to daftar men tumhaare itne dost hote।)
नए शहर में जल्दी घुलने-मिलने के लिए मिलनसार बनो।
Be sociable so that you quickly fit in in the new city.
(nae shahar men jaldii ghulne-milne ke lie milansaar bano।)
उम्मीद है कि हमारा नया मैनेजर मिलनसार हो, वरना टीम में तालमेल नहीं बनेगा।
I hope our new manager is sociable, otherwise the team won't gel.
(ummiid hai ki hamaaraa nayaa mainejar milansaar ho, varnaa tiim men taalmel nahiin banegaa।)
उसका हंसमुख और मिलनसार स्वभाव उसे पार्टी में सबका चहेता बना देता है।
His cheerful and sociable nature makes him everyone's favorite at parties.
(uskaa hansmukh aur milansaar svabhaav use paartii men sabkaa chahetaa banaa detaa hai।)
इंटरव्यू में उम्मीदवार का मिलनसार व्यवहार पैनल को बहुत पसंद आया गया।
In the interview, the candidate's sociable manner was very much liked by the panel.
(intravyoo men ummiidvaar kaa milansaar vyavahaar painal ko bahut pasand aayaa gayaa।)
क्या तुम्हारे पड़ोसी मिलनसार हैं या बस दूर से नमस्ते करते हैं?
Are your neighbors sociable, or do they just wave hello from a distance?
(kyaa tumhaare padosii milansaar hain yaa bas door se namaste karte hain?)
एक अच्छा सेल्समैन होने के लिए मिलनसार होना बहुत ज़रूरी है।
To be a good salesman, being sociable is very important.
(ek achchhaa selsmain hone ke lie milansaar honaa bahut zaroorii hai।)
सर, आप बहुत मिलनसार व्यक्ति हैं, आपसे बात करके अच्छा लगा।
Sir, you are a very sociable person; it was nice talking to you.
(sar, aap bahut milansaar vyakti hain, aapse baat karke achchhaa lagaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
मिलनसार
(milansaar)