community

community

noun

Definition of COMMUNITY

1

the people living in a particular area <the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home>

Synonyms neighborhood

Related Words city, commune, hamlet, town, village; denizens, dwellers, inhabitants, residents; citizenry, culture, people, populace, public, society

2

a group of people with a common interest living in one place <a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists>

Synonyms colony

Related Words circle, clique, coterie, set, society; band, company, troop; clan, family

3

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially <a large community of retired people in the coastal town>

Synonyms body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set

Related Words charmed circle, elite, in-group; closed shop; club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society; camp, faction, sect, side, tribe; mess, squad; brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority; commune; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union

Near Antonyms loner; individualist

4

the body of people in a profession or field of activity <members of the medical community>

Synonyms brotherhood, community, fellowship, fraternity, sodality, vocation

Related Words calling, profession; association, club, federation, guild (also gild), organization, society

5

the quality or state of having many qualities in common <there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art>

Synonyms alikeness, community, comparability, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similitude

Related Words semblance; affinity, analogousness; equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity; identicalness, identity, sameness; correlation, relationship; exchangeability, interchangeability; accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity

Near Antonyms inequality; conflict, polarity; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity; differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability; anomalousness, dichotomy; disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence

Antonyms difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinctiveness, distinctness, unlikeness

6

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions <interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site>

Synonyms brotherhood, camaraderie, community, company, comradery, comradeship, fellowship, society

Related Words amity, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, friendship, goodwill, kindliness; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport; charity, generosity; affinity, compassion, empathy, sympathy; chumminess, familiarity, inseparability, intimacy, nearness; affection, devotion, fondness, love

Near Antonyms forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness