Society Definition & Meaning

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"
  3. the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
  4. the fashionable elite

"Society" in song lyrics

See how society is used in real songs:

  • "And I think we need a positive Kause in a Much Damaged society"
    3rd Bass — Product of the Environment
  • "You don't like it then you're gonna join the Dead Poet's Society"
    3rd Bass f/ Nice and Smooth — Microphone Techniques
  • "Caused by stress through our society"
    The 7A3 — Everybody Get Loose

Usage tips for "society"

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