society

[so·ci·e·ty]

The noun society refers to people living in social order. Unless you are a reclusive person, you are a part of society in some way or another.

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The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

Noun
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

Noun
a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

Noun
the fashionable elite

Noun
the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"


n.
The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

n.
Connection; participation; partnership.

n.
A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society.

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The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.

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Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.


Society

So*ci"e*ty , n.; pl. Societies . [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. soci'82t'82. See Social.] 1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "Her loved society." Milton.
There is society where none intrudes By the deep sea, and music in its roar.
2. Connection; participation; partnership. [R.]
The meanest of the people and such as have the least society with the acts and crimes of kings.
3. A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society. 4. The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances. 5. Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments. Society of Jesus. See Jesuit. -- Society verses [a translation of F. vers de soci'82t'82], the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the amusement of polite society.

The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

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Usage Examples

A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.

A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.

A good person can make another person good it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society other persons will also be good.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness.

A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

A junkie is someone who uses their body to tell society that something is wrong.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based economy is the fertile ground for democratic freedoms that we think are important.

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