Definition of
Society
- (noun, group) an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
- (noun, group) a formal association of people with similar interests
they formed a small lunch society
men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today - (noun, state) the state of being with someone
he enjoyed the society of his friends - (noun, group) the fashionable elite
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Synonyms of Society
beau monde, bon ton, club, companionship, company, fellowship, gild, guild, high society, lodge, order, smart set, social club
Alternate forms of Society
Derivations: societal
Hyponyms: athenaeum, atheneum, boat club, bookclub, chapter, chess club, civilisation, civilization, country club, culture, frat, fraternity, freemasonry, glee club, golf club, hunt, hunt club, investors club, jockey club, open society, racket club, rowing club, service club, slate club, sorority, tribal society, turnverein, yacht club
Hypernyms: association, elite, elite group, friendly relationship, friendship, social group
Origin of the word Society
- 1531, "friendly association with others," from O.Fr. societe, from L. societatem (nom. societas), from socius "companion" (see social). Meaning "group of people living together in an ordered community" is from 1639. Sense of "fashionable people and their doings" is first recorded 1823. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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