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1. (n.) society
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
2. society
a body of individuals living as members of a community; community.
3. society
human beings collectively, viewed as members of a community:
the evolution of society.
4. 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.
5. society
such a system characterized by its dominant economic class or form:
middle-class society; an industrial society.
6. society
those with whom one has companionship.
7. society
companionship; company.
8. society
the social life of wealthy, prominent, or fashionable persons.
9. society
the social class that comprises such persons.
10. society
the condition of those living in companionship with others, or in a community, rather than in isolation.
11. society
Biol. a closely integrated group of social organisms of the same species exhibiting division of labor.
12. (adj.) society
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elegant society:
a society photographer.
Etymology: (1525–35; < MF societe < L societās <soci(us) partner, comrade)
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| Definition of 'society' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) society
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
2. (noun) club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order
a formal association of people with similar interests
"he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
3. (noun) company, companionship, fellowship, society
the state of being with someone
"he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
4. (noun) society, high society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton
the fashionable elite
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1. (noun) society
the system in which people live and work in a country or region
the troubles of modern society; the role of sports/religion/technology in society; societies that have experienced war
2. society
an organization for people with similar interests
We're setting up a historical society.; the Society for the Protection of Animals
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| Definition of 'society' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) society
the relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company
2. (noun) society
connection; participation; partnership
3. (noun) society
a number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society
4. (noun) society
the persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances
5. (noun) society
specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments
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| Definitions of 'society' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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society
1. An erotic clique that reads _Vogue_, _Smart Set_ and _Town Topics_.
2. A congregation of people who are not persons.
3. A vast interchange of service through labor, ideas and commodities.
4. A relish for solitude.
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Sense: mankind considered as a whole
He was a danger to society.
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 Afrikaans: gemeenskap |
 Arabic: مُجْتَمَع |
 Bulgarian: общественост |
 Brazilian: sociedade |
 Czech: lidská společnost |
 German: die Gesellschaft |
 Danish: samfund |
 Greek: κοινωνία |
 Spanish: sociedad |
 Estonian: ühiskond |
 Farsi: جامعه |
 Finnish: ihmiskunta |
 French: société |
 Hebrew: חֶברָה |
 Hindi: समाज |
 Croatian: društvo |
 Hungarian: társadalom |
 Indonesian: umat manusia |
 Icelandic: mannlegt samfélag |
 Italian: società |
 Japanese: 社会 |
 Korean: 인류 |
 Lithuanian: visuomenė |
 Latvian: sabiedrība |
 Malay: masyarakat |
 Dutch: maatschappij |
 Norwegian: samfunnet |
 Polish: społeczeństwo |
 Persian: جامعه |
 Pashto: ټولنه (اجتماع): ډله |
 Portuguese: sociedade |
 Romanian: societate |
 Russian: общество |
 Slovak: ľudská spoločnosť |
 Slovenian: družba |
 Serbian: društvo |
 Swedish: samhälle[t] |
 Thai: สังคม |
 Turkish: toplum |
 Taiwanese: 社會 |
 Ukrainian: суспільство |
 Urdu: معاشرہ، سماج |
 Vietnamese: xã hội |
 Chinese: 社会 |
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