society
A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
Example
“This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.”
Other meanings
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.”
The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
“The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.”
Related words
- protosociety
- societarian
- soyciety
- pillar of society
- antisociety
- consociety
- cybersociety
- infosociety
- intersociety
- megasociety
- microsociety
- multisociety
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "societas" (societās, societātem).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “society” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.