society

so-ci-e-ty · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

  2. 2.

    An organization or club formed for a particular purpose.

  3. 3.

    The wealthy and fashionable social class.

  4. 4.

    The situation of being in the company of others.

Forms

plural: societies

Related words

Antonyms: individual, isolation
See also: community, culture, social
Synonyms: association, civilization, community, public

Etymology

From French société, from Latin societās ("fellowship, association, alliance"), from socius ("companion, ally"), from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-yo- ("companion"). Related to social, associate, and sociology.