EGAVE

society

About 195.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
    This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
    The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.
  4. noun Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse.
    The society of friends is one of life's great joys.
  5. noun The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
    Our global society develops in fits and starts.
  6. noun High society.
    Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.
  7. noun A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

Similar words

club company fellowship comradeship guild high society companionship order smart set beau monde

Often followed by

of and in for is as was to that

Word family

societies

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