Definitions for society
səˈsaɪ ɪ tiso·ci·ety

Princeton's WordNet(2.85 / 26 votes)Rate this definition:

1. societynoun

   an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

2. club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, ordernoun

   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. company, companionship, fellowship, societynoun

   the state of being with someone

   "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

4. society, high society, beau monde, smart set, bon tonnoun

   the fashionable elite

Wiktionary(2.86 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. societynoun

   A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.

   This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.

   Etymology: From societé, from societas.

2. societynoun

   A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.

   It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.

   Etymology: From societé, from societas.

3. societynoun

   The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.

   Etymology: From societé, from societas.

4. societynoun

   The people of one's country or community taken as a whole.

   Etymology: From societé, from societas.

5. societynoun

   High society.

   Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.

   Etymology: From societé, from societas.

6. societynoun

   A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

   Etymology: From societé, from societas.

Webster Dictionary(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Societynoun

   the relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company

   Etymology: [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. socit. See Social.]

2. Societynoun

   connection; participation; partnership

   Etymology: [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. socit. See Social.]

3. Societynoun

   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

   Etymology: [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. socit. See Social.]

4. Societynoun

   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

   Etymology: [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. socit. See Social.]

5. Societynoun

   specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments

   Etymology: [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. socit. See Social.]

Freebase(3.72 / 14 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Society

   A society, or a human society, is a group of people involved with each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Human societies are characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification and/or dominance patterns in subgroups. Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would not otherwise be possible on an individual basis; both individual and social benefits can thus be distinguished, or in many cases found to overlap. A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within a dominant, larger society. This is sometimes referred to as a subculture, a term used extensively within criminology. More broadly, a society may be illustrated as an economic, social, or industrial infrastructure, made up of a varied collection of individuals. Members of a society may be from different ethnic groups. A society can be a particular ethnic group, such as the Saxons; a nation state, such as Bhutan; or a broader cultural group, such as a Western society. The word society may also refer to an organized voluntary association of people for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. A "society" may even, though more by means of metaphor, refer to a social organism such as an ant colony or any cooperative aggregate such as, for example, in some formulations of artificial intelligence.

The Roycroft Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. society

   The people of a specific area, community, locality, region, country, nation or planet as an intelligent being, consciousness and whole.

   Society has a duty of to provide an existence where everyone lives in harmony and balance and everything is shared and created for the optimum health, human rights and shared prosperity of all members of society.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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1. society

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Matched Categories

1. • Association
   • Elite
   • Friendship
   • Social Group

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'society' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #354

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'society' in Written Corpus Frequency: #889

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'society' in Nouns Frequency: #93

How to pronounce society?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say society in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of society in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of society in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of society in a Sentence

1. Ben Carson:

   I think that the Republican Party has a splendid opportunity to make the case that we want those people who are dependent in our society to be independent, we're creative people. If we use our resources, we can lift people out of poverty as well.

2. Marcelo Addas Carvalho:

   Transmission of the virus through blood transfusion is very rare and not an important factor in the epidemic. Governments and society in general should focus on eliminating the mosquito, which is the main form of transmission.

3. Jeremy Farrar:

   No public health can work without the support of the society it's in. The science is clear in all of these things, but unless it has not just tacit support, but engaged support, then public health really struggles.

4. Andrew Rubenstein:

   Some veterans are out in public for the first time in years. It gives them confidence that it’s going to be okay and gets veterans back into society.

5. Nora Juomblatt:

   It is across society, not just for the elite. When great artists play, if you look up there are people sitting on the roadsides or on the roofs of their houses listening.

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