society meaning and definition

SOCIETY noun

Definition of society (noun)

1. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
2. a formal association of people with similar interests
   • "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
   • synonyms: club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club
3. the state of being with someone
   • "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
   • synonyms: companionship, company, fellowship
4. the fashionable elite
   • synonyms: beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set