Dictionary entry details
• SOCIETY (noun)
Meaning:
An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("society" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Meronyms (parts of "society"):
sector (a body of people who form part of society or economy)
Meronyms (members of "society"):
social organisation; social organization; social structure; social system; structure (the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "society"):
civilisation; civilization (a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations))
civilisation; civilization; culture (a particular society at a particular time and place)
open society (a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy))
tribal society (a society with the social organization of a tribe)
Meaning:
A formal association of people with similar interests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
gild; guild; social club; club; lodge; society; order
Context examples:
he joined a golf club / they formed a small lunch society / men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
Hypernyms ("society" is a kind of...):
association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)
Meronyms (members of "society"):
club member (someone who is a member of a club)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "society"):
jockey club (a club to promote and regulate horse racing)
racket club (club for players of racket sports)
rowing club (a club for person who row)
slate club (a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas))
sorority (a social club for female undergraduates)
turnverein (a club of tumblers or gymnasts)
boat club; yacht club (club that promotes and supports yachting and boating)
service club (a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services)
investors club (a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly)
hunt; hunt club (an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport)
athenaeum; atheneum (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)
bookclub (a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices)
chapter (a local branch of some fraternity or association)
chess club (a club of people to play chess)
country club (a suburban club for recreation and socializing)
frat; fraternity (a social club for male undergraduates)
glee club (a club organized to sing together)
golf club (a club of people to play golf)
Meaning:
The state of being with someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
companionship; fellowship; company; society
Context examples:
he missed their company / he enjoyed the society of his friends
Hypernyms ("society" is a kind of...):
friendly relationship; friendship (the state of being friends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "society"):
freemasonry (a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests)
Meaning:
The fashionable elite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
smart set; high society; bon ton; beau monde; society
Hypernyms ("society" is a kind of...):
elite; elite group (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
Meronyms (members of "society"):
Four Hundred (the exclusive social set of a city)
