society

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. humanity, mankind, folk; culture, civilization, group; community; companionship, fellowship; bon ton, elite, aristocracy; sodality, solidarity, association, league, union, alliance; parish, congregation. See sociality, party, fashion.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Friendly association]

Syn. friendship, social intercourse, fellowship; see organization 3 .

2. [Organized humanity]

Syn. the public, civilization, culture, nation, community, human groupings, the people, the world at large, social life.

3. [Those who indulge in wealth and leisure]

Syn. high life, élite, aristocracy, gentlefolk, polite society, wealthy class, haut monde (French), smart set*, the Four Hundred*, jet set*.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. community civilization, public, people, mankind, humankind, humanity, populace, culture, the world, the nation. ''The vital articulation of many individuals into a new collective individual.''—Thomas Carlyle.

2. organization alliance, association, club, group, sorority, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, affiliation, institution, league, guild.

3. upper class upper crust, high society, the elite, aristocracy, nobility, gentry, beau monde, haut monde.

ANT.: 3. lower class, working class, hoi polloi, commoners

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Persons as an organized body: community, people, public. See SPECIFIC. 2. A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common: association, club, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, sorority, union. See GROUP. 3. People of the highest social level: aristocracy, blue blood, creme de la creme, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, upper class, who's who. Informal: upper crust. See OVER. 4. A pleasant association among people: companionship, company, fellowship. See CONNECT, GROUP.