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society
[suh-sahy-i-tee]
noun
plural
societiesan organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
Synonyms: , , , ,a body of individuals living as members of a community; community.
the body of human beings generally, associated or viewed as members of a community.
the evolution of human society.
a highly structured system of human organization for large-scale community living that normally furnishes protection, continuity, security, and a national identity for its members.
American society.
such a system characterized by its dominant economic class or form.
middle-class society;
industrial society.
those with whom one has companionship.
companionship; company.
to enjoy the society of good friends.
Synonyms:the social life of wealthy, prominent, or fashionable persons.
the social class that comprises such persons.
the condition of those living in companionship with others, or in a community, rather than in isolation.
Biology.a closely integrated group of social organisms of the same species exhibiting division of labor.
Ecclesiastical.ecclesiastical society.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of elegant society.
a society photographer.
society
/ əˈɪəɪ /
noun
the totality of social relationships among organized groups of human beings or animals
a system of human organizations generating distinctive cultural patterns and institutions and usually providing protection, security, continuity, and a national identity for its members
such a system with reference to its mode of social and economic organization or its dominant class
middle-class society
those with whom one has companionship
an organized group of people associated for some specific purpose or on account of some common interest
a learned society
the privileged class of people in a community, esp as considered superior or fashionable
( as modifier )
a society woman
the social life and intercourse of such people
to enter society as a debutante
companionship; the fact or state of being together with someone else
I enjoy her society
ecology a small community of plants within a larger association
Other Word Forms
- societyless adjective
- intersociety adjective
- nonsociety noun
- subsociety noun
- undersociety noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of society1
Word History and Origins
Origin of society1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
In a Thursday interview with the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast, Newsom expressed “deep empathy” for immigrants who had been living in California for decades and were contributing to society.
One former senior figure in the Metropolitan Police says she fears the emergence of a "two-tier society".
Kurashov described his unit as made up entirely of "people who had been pushed down by life and rejected by society, who were outside of society".
"Imagine children - five, six, seven years of age - asking their parents 'why do people hate us?' That's not the type of society we want in Belfast or across the north," he said.
Well, you could have a deliberative system, a more deliberative society, if you had the political will to implement it.
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