society

Definition of Society in English :

Noun

1. society

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

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

a formal association of people with similar interests

Example Sentences:
'he joined a golf club'
'they formed a small lunch society'
'men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today'

3. companionship, company, fellowship, society

the state of being with someone

Example Sentences:
'he missed their company'
'he enjoyed the society of his friends'

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

the fashionable elite

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Society

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noun plural -ties

1.

the totality of social relationships among organized groups of human beings or animals

2.

a system of human organizations generating distinctive cultural patterns and institutions and usually providing protection, security, continuity, and a national identity for its members

3.

such a system with reference to its mode of social and economic organization or its dominant class

middle-class society

4.

those with whom one has companionship

5.

an organized group of people associated for some specific purpose or on account of some common interest

a learned society

6.

a.

the privileged class of people in a community, esp as considered superior or fashionable

b.

(as modifier)

a society woman

7.

the social life and intercourse of such people

to enter society as a debutante

8.

companionship; the fact or state of being together with someone else

I enjoy her society

9. ecology

a small community of plants within a larger association

Society

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nounWord forms: plural soˈcieties

1.

a group of persons regarded as forming a single community, esp. as forming a distinct social or economic class

2.

the system or condition of living together as a community in such a group

an agrarian society

3.

all people, collectively, regarded as constituting a community of related, interdependent individuals

a law for the good of society

4.

company or companionship

to seek another's society

5.

one's friends or associates

6.

any organized group of people joined together because of work, interests, etc. in common

a medical society

7.

a.

a group of persons regarded or regarding itself as a dominant class, usually because of wealth, birth, education, etc.

her debut into society

b.

the conduct, standards, activities, etc. of this class

8.

a group of animals or plants living together in a single environment and regarded as constituting a homogeneous unit or entity

adjective

9.

of or characteristic of society (sense 7) society (sense 7a)

the society page of a newspaper

Society

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n. pl. so·ci·e·ties

1.

a. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals: working for the benefit of society.

b. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture: rural society; literary society.

2. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest: a folklore society; a society of bird watchers.

3. The wealthy, socially dominant members of a community. Also called high society.

4. Companionship; company: enjoys the society of friends and family members.

5. Biology A colony or community of organisms, usually of the same species: an insect society.

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