society.
A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse.
The society of friends is one of life's great joys.
The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
Our global society develops in fits and starts.
High society.
Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.
A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin societāslbor. Old French societé Middle French societébor. English society Borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, societātem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). First attested in the 1530s.
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