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society en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[səˈsɑe̯.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
/səˈsɑe.ə.ti/ (Australia)
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)
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[səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
[səˈsɑe̯.ə.ɾi] (New-Zealand)
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

(countable) 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.
- He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
- At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. 1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
- The Stephenson Locomotive Society (North Western Area) and the Manchester Locomotive Society are co-operating in running a special corridor train, to be worked by an 0-6-0 locomotive of the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, on Saturday, May 12, over a route which includes visits to four historic stations, ascent of the 1 in 27 Werneth Incline, and traversal of lines normally closed to passenger traffic. 1956 April, “Notes and News: Rail Tour of "Old Manchester"”, in Railway Magazine, page 273:
- It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.
(countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
- The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.
- Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector. 2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
(uncountable) Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse.
- This was Jo’s favorite refuge, and here she loved to retire with half a dozen russets and a nice book, to enjoy the quiet and the society of a pet rat who lived near by and didn’t mind her a particle.[…] 1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 2, in Little Women:
- The society of friends is one of life's great joys.
(uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
- If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars:[…]. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
- Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control. 2012 January 14, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 74:
- Our global society develops in fits and starts.
(uncountable) High society.
- "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society." 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:
- Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.
(countable) A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
soc.	Abbr=Yes	alternative	lexicographic
societies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (297)

tl sambayanan (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ia societate (group of people sharing culture) · hu társadalom (group of people sharing culture) · sl društvo (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · tg иҷтимоъ (group of people sharing culture) · sh за̏једница (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · scn sucità (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · id masyarakat (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · shn မုၵ်ႉၸုမ်း (group of people sharing culture) · tl lipunan (group of people sharing culture) · el κοινωνία (group of people sharing culture) · ota جمعیت (group of people sharing culture) · az cəmiyyət (group of people sharing culture) · tg ҷамоат (group of people sharing culture) · nl vereniging (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ug جەمئىيەت (group of people sharing culture) · nl maatschappij (group of people sharing culture) · es comunidad (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ko 모임 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pac dúng veil (group of people sharing culture) · vi xã hội (group of people sharing culture) · hu társaság (group of people sharing culture) · tr sosyete (group of people sharing culture) · tyv ниитилел (group of people sharing culture) · fy maatskippij (group of people sharing culture) · ro societate (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ja 社会 (group of people sharing culture) · sh drúštvo (group of people sharing culture) · sk spoločnosť (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pt sociedade (group of people sharing culture) · rm societed (group of people sharing culture) · el κοινωνία (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · es sociedad (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · mi porihanga (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · uk товари́ство (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · my အဖွဲ့ (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · tg ҷамъият (group of people sharing culture) · it società (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · gl sociedade (group of people sharing culture) · fi kerho (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · mi rōpū (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pt sociedade (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ba йәмғиәт (group of people sharing culture) · mi manatōpū (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · is þjóðfélag (group of people sharing culture) · sh дру́штво (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · cs společnost (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · fi yhteisö (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · el σύλλογος (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · mwl sociadade (group of people sharing culture) · nan-hbl 社會 /社会 (group of people sharing culture) · nl gezelschap (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · af samelewing (group of people sharing culture) · cy cymdeithas (group of people sharing culture) · ms masyarakat (group of people sharing culture) · mg fiarahamonina (group of people sharing culture) · rm sozietad (group of people sharing culture) · ota محفل (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ca societat (group of people sharing culture) · ne समाज (group of people sharing culture) · sl družba (group of people sharing culture) · be згуртава́нне (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · hy հասարակություն (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · gu સમાજ (group of people sharing culture) · my လူ့ဘောင် (group of people sharing culture) · cdo 社會 /社会 (group of people sharing culture) · khb ᦂᦱᦟᦰᦢᦱᧃᧉᦵᦙᦲᧂ (group of people sharing culture) · sh zȁjednica (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ar جَامِعَة (group of people sharing culture) · ko 사회 (group of people sharing culture) · ky коом (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · lt visuomenė (group of people sharing culture) · hy հասարակություն (group of people sharing culture) · tr toplum (group of people sharing culture) · yi געזעלשאַפֿט (group of people sharing culture) · mr समाज (group of people sharing culture) · hi संघ (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ota انجمن (group of people sharing culture) · fur societât (group of people sharing culture) · as সমাজ (group of people sharing culture) · hy ընկերություն (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pt agremiação (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · cs společnost (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · fi yhteisö (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ur جَماعَت (group of people sharing culture) · nl sociëteit (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · sh дру́штво (group of people sharing culture) · it associazione (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · scn cumunità (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · pt associação (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · or ସମାଜ (group of people sharing culture) · tl ulnong (group of people sharing culture) · ang drohtaþ (group of people sharing culture) · be грама́дства (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · gd cuideachd (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pt sociedade (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · sh drúštvo (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · sw jamii (group of people sharing culture) · ko 단체 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ga sochaí (group of people sharing culture) · am ኅብረተሰብ (group of people sharing culture) · ha jam'iyya (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · tg ҷомеа (group of people sharing culture) · eu gizarte (group of people sharing culture) · is félag (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ang ġefērscipe (group of people sharing culture) · sh drúštvo (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · nl samenleving (group of people sharing culture) · gl sociedade (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · la sodālitās (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · bg общество́ (group of people sharing culture) · tkl hohaiete (group of people sharing culture) · be грама́дства (group of people sharing culture) · tr cemiyet (group of people sharing culture) · sv samhälle (group of people sharing culture) · kk қоғам (group of people sharing culture) · ru о́бщество (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · uk со́ціум (group of people sharing culture) · bg обще́ственост (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · cy cymdeithas (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · prs اِجْتِمَاع (group of people sharing culture) · si සමාජය (group of people sharing culture) · pl naród (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · io socio (group of people sharing culture) · mt soċjetà (group of people sharing culture) · ar اِجْتِمَاعِيَّة (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ko 회 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ru соо́бщество (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · la societās (group of people sharing culture) · yue 社會 /社会 (group of people sharing culture) · sv förening (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · nn foreining (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · oc societat (group of people sharing culture) · cmn 會 /会 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ro societate (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · uz jamoa (group of people sharing culture) · uk спі́лка (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · cmn 協會 /协会 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ota جمعیت (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · be тавары́ства (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ko 연구회 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · cmn 會社 /会社 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · srn libimakandra (group of people sharing culture) · pa سَماج (group of people sharing culture) · mi porihanga (group of people sharing culture) · cv пӗрлӗх (group of people sharing culture) · nn samfunn (group of people sharing culture) · te సమాజం (group of people sharing culture) · he חֶבְרָה (group of people sharing culture) · sh дру́штво (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ro societate (group of people sharing culture) · fa-ira اِجْتِماع (group of people sharing culture) · nl gezelschap (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ur اَنْجُمَن (group of people sharing culture) · lb Gesellschaft (group of people sharing culture) · pt grupo (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · bn আঞ্জুমান (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · an soziedá (group of people sharing culture) · my သမဂ္ဂ (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ja 組織 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · fi yhdistys (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ky жамаат (group of people sharing culture) · ce йукъаралла (group of people sharing culture) · mt ġens (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · eo societo (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · prs جَامِعَه (group of people sharing culture) · fa هازمان (group of people sharing culture) · pl stowarzyszenie (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · io societo (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · gd comann-sòisealta (group of people sharing culture) · is samfélag (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · es sociedad (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · da samfund (group of people sharing culture) · ka საზოგადოება (group of people sharing culture) · kmr sosyete (group of people sharing culture) · ko 협회 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · mk друштво (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · km សង្គម (group of people sharing culture) · ko 학회 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · tg анҷуман (group of people sharing culture) · ar جَمْعِيَّة (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · fi yhteiskunta (group of people sharing culture) · cmn 學會 /学会 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · rsk дружтво (group of people sharing culture) · ar جَمَاعَة (group of people sharing culture) · ckb کۆمەڵایەتی (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · de Gesellschaft (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · el εταιρεία (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pl społeczeństwo (group of people sharing culture) · fr société (group of people sharing culture) · ce юкъаралла (group of people sharing culture) · et ühiskond (group of people sharing culture) · uk суспі́льство (group of people sharing culture) · mn нийгэм (group of people sharing culture) · lo ສັງຄົມ (group of people sharing culture) · ky коом (group of people sharing culture) · zlw-osk obecenstvo (group of people sharing culture) · te సంపన్న వర్గం (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ro mediu (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · hak 社會 /社会 (group of people sharing culture) · it società (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · rm società (group of people sharing culture) · ko 사회 (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · my အဖွဲ့အစည်း (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · kmr civak (group of people sharing culture) · dng шәхуэй (group of people sharing culture) · kn ಸಮಾಜ (group of people sharing culture) · cmn 社會 /社会 (group of people sharing culture) · ms persatuan (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · jv ꦩꦱꦾꦫꦏꦠ꧀ (group of people sharing culture) · mn ᠨᠡᠶᠢᠭᠡᠮ (group of people sharing culture) · kk қауым (group of people sharing culture) · ps جامعه (group of people sharing culture) · lij societæ (group of people sharing culture) · es sociedad (group of people sharing culture) · bn সমাজ (group of people sharing culture) · ml സമൂഹം (group of people sharing culture) · bg дру́жество (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · pl społeczeństwo (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ru наро́д (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · bo སྤྱི་ཚོགས (group of people sharing culture) · rue грома́да (group of people sharing culture) · ota انجمن (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ko 동호회 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · te సంఘం (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · gu સંગત (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · de Gesellschaft (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · cs spolek (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · prs اَنْجُمَن (group of people sharing culture) · pa ਸਮਾਜ (group of people sharing culture) · sv samhälle (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · ko 조합 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · it società (group of people sharing culture) · haw ʻahahui (group of people sharing culture) · ar مُجْتَمَع (group of people sharing culture) · uz jamiyat (group of people sharing culture) · my လူတော (group of people sharing culture) · ga cumann (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ps اجتماع (group of people sharing culture) · mt għaqda (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · id perkumpulan (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · my လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်း (group of people sharing culture) · bua ниигэм (group of people sharing culture) · gd sòisealtas (group of people sharing culture) · cs společnost (group of people sharing culture) · wuu 社會 /社会 (group of people sharing culture) · mt soċjetà (people of one’s country or community as a whole) · sw chama (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · uk суспі́льство (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · kk жамағат (group of people sharing culture) · lv sabiedrība (group of people sharing culture) · fa-ira جامِعِه (group of people sharing culture) · ru о́бщество (group of people sharing culture) · ta சமூகம் (group of people sharing culture) · hy հասարակություն (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · za sevei (group of people sharing culture) · khb ᦃᦼᧈ (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · fo samfelag (group of people sharing culture) · ru со́циум (group of people sharing culture) · tt җәмгыять (group of people sharing culture) · sq shoqëri (group of people sharing culture) · fa-ira اَنْجُمَن (group of people sharing culture) · sah уопсастыба (group of people sharing culture) · nb forening (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ja 協会 (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · sk spolok (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · ig oha (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · oc societat (group of people sharing culture) · fi seura (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · eo socio (group of people sharing culture) · th สังคม (group of people sharing culture) · hi संस्था (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · uz anjuman (group of people sharing culture) · ur سَماج (group of people sharing culture) · ckb کۆمەڵایەتی (group of people sharing culture) · nb samfunn (group of people sharing culture) · tl samahan (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · is samfélag (group of people sharing culture) · tk jemgyýet (group of people sharing culture) · pl towarzystwo (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · rm societad (group of people sharing culture) · chr ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ (group of people sharing culture) · gl sociedade (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · hi समाज (group of people sharing culture) · ps ټولنه (group of people sharing culture) · mk општество (group of people sharing culture) · nrf sociêté (group of people sharing culture) · af gemeenskap (group of people sharing culture) · pt grêmio (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · sl družba (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) · dv މުޖުތަމަޢު (group of people sharing culture) · rue сполоченство (group of people sharing culture) · de Gesellschaft (group of people sharing culture) · sk spoločnosť (group of people sharing culture) · ast sociedá (group of people sharing culture) · id masyarakat (group of people sharing culture) · km សមាគម (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest)

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