society

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a group of people who join together because they share a particular interest or aim.

n. an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.

日本語:会※

“She joined the university's debating society to improve her public speaking.”

“The historical society maintains a comprehensive archive of local documents dating back to the town's founding in the eighteenth century.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Formal

n. the group of people in a community who are very rich, powerful, or famous.

n. the aggregate of fashionable and wealthy people who form a distinct class in a community.

“The wedding was the biggest event of the year for local society.”

“The novel provides a biting critique of high society, exposing the superficiality and rigid hierarchies of the urban elite.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Literary · Formal

n. the state of being with other people rather than being alone.

n. the state of being in the company of others; companionship or social interaction.

“He lived alone for many years and rarely sought the society of others.”

“After months of isolation in the wilderness, the explorer found himself longing for the society of his fellow humans.”