Meaning of 'society'
Meaning of 'society' (Webster Dictionary)
- The relationship of men to one another when associated in
any way; companionship; fellowship; company.
- Connection; participation; partnership.
- 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.
- 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.
- Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
- Connection; participation; partnership.
- 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.
- 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.
- Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
Meaning of 'society' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a formal association of people with similar interests
- a formal association of people with similar interests
Example in sentence:
- he joined a golf club;
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today;
- they formed a small lunch society
Meaning (2):
- the state of being with someone
- the state of being with someone
Example in sentence:
- he enjoyed the society of his friends;
- he missed their company
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