Definition of society

Definition of society noun (plural societies) 1 [mass noun] the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community: drugs, crime, and other dangers to society the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations: the ethnic diversity of British society [count noun]: modern industrial societies [with adjective] a specified section of society: no one in polite society uttered the word (also high society) the aggregate of people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group in a community: [as modifier]: a society wedding [count noun] a plant or animal community: the analogy between insect society and human city is not new 2an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity: [in names]: the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 3 [mass noun] the situation of being in the company of other people: she shunned the society of others