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society
[ suh-sahy-i-tee ]
noun
- an 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 yvlog Forms
- ··ٲ· adjective
- t···ٲ adjective
- ԴDzȴ··ٲ noun plural nonsocieties
- ܲs·e·ٲ noun plural subsocieties
- ܲd··e·ٲ noun plural undersocieties
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of society1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of society1
Idioms and Phrases
see under mutual admiration society .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It could also divide society, creating a demand so intense that the supply could never match it.
“I was considered a b***h in this society,” she remarks.
"I trust the goodness of Scottish people and I trust them to take on that fight in the tolerant, liberal society that I think Scotland really is."
"Everton Football Club is aware of threats made towards James Tarkowski and his family on social media. Such behaviour is completely unacceptable and has no place in football or society," read a Toffees statement.
Following the reports, civil society organisations, musicians, and individuals held a protest march on Thursday, calling for the government to amend the law to introduce tougher punishments for child rapists.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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