society
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1so·ci·e·ty

noun \sə-ˈsī-ə-tē\
plural so·ci·e·ties

Definition of SOCIETY

1
: companionship or association with one's fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : company
2
: a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; especially : an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession
3
a : an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another
b : a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests
4
a : a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct : a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity <literary society>
b : a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners
5
a : a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an association
b : the progeny of a pair of insects when constituting a social unit (as a hive of bees); broadly : an interdependent system of organisms or biological units

Examples of SOCIETY

  1. Poverty hurts society as a whole.
  2. We need to do more to help the poorer members of our society.
  3. the values of Western society
  4. She was introduced to society at a formal reception.
  5. The club's members are drawn from the ranks of high society.

Origin of SOCIETY

Middle French societé, from Latin societat-, societas, from socius companion — more at social
First Known Use: 1531

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

2society

adjective

Definition of SOCIETY

: of, relating to, or typical of fashionable society

First Known Use of SOCIETY

1693

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