American English
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾi/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
The people who live in a country or area, considered together as an organized group.
In “society,” stress the second syllable: /səˈsaɪəɾi/. The quick vowel after /aɪ/ may sound like a light “uh” or “ih” in natural speech.
The people who live in a country or area, considered together as an organized group.
Modern society depends on digital communication.
Technology is changing society.
modern society · Western society · society as a whole · members of society
society + is/was + adjective
in + society
An organized group of people who meet or work together because they share an interest or purpose.
She joined the local historical society.
The society meets once a month.
local society · historical society · professional society · join a society
join + a/the + society
a society for + noun
The richest and most fashionable people in a society.
He grew up in high society.
Organizations and groups outside the government and businesses that work for the public good.
Civil society helped organize the campaign.
People in general, rather than one particular group.
The law affects society at large.
The plural is societies, not societys.