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Interpersonal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Interpersonal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

occurring among or involving several people

"interpersonal situations in which speech occurs"

2

Between two or more people.

"The interpersonal skills she developed during college helped her communicate effectively between colleagues in the workplace."

In plain English: Interpersonal means relating to how you interact with other people.

"Good interpersonal skills are essential for building strong relationships with colleagues and friends."

Example Sentences
"Good interpersonal skills are essential for building strong relationships with colleagues and friends." adj
"The interpersonal skills she learned in school helped her make friends easily." adj
"His interpersonal communication style made everyone feel comfortable during meetings." adj
"We need to improve our interpersonal relationships to work better as a team." adj
See Also
cyberaggression more sociogram fighting game obsessive compulsive personality disorder conversationalization social collaboration smooth operator
Related Terms

Origin

The word interpersonal combines the prefix inter- with personal to describe relationships between people. It entered English as a straightforward formation from these two existing parts without a shift in meaning.

Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal
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