so·ci·e·ty
[suh-sahy-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties, adjective
noun
1.an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
2.a body of individuals living as members of a community; community.
3.the body of human beings generally, associated or viewed as members of a community: the evolution of human society.
4.a highly structured system of human organization for large-scale community living that normally furnishes protection, continuity, security, and a national identity for its members: American society.
5.such a system characterized by its dominant economic class or form: middle-class society; industrial society.
6.those with whom one has companionship.
7.companionship; company: to enjoy one’s society.
8.the social life of wealthy, prominent, or fashionable persons.
9.the social class that comprises such persons.
10.the condition of those living in companionship with others, or in a community, rather than in isolation.
11.Biology. a closely integrated group of social organisms of the same species exhibiting division of labor.
12.Ecclesiastical. an ecclesiastical society.
adjective
13. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elegant society: a society photographer.