Advertisement
Advertisement
societal
[ suh-sahy-i-tl ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
societal
/ səˈsaɪətəl /
adjective
- of or relating to society, esp human society or social relations
Discover More
Derived Forms
- soˈcietally, adverb
Discover More
Other Words From
- so·cie·tal·ly adverb
- anti·so·cie·tal adjective
- anti·so·cie·tal·ly adverb
- inter·so·cie·tal adjective
- nonso·cie·tal adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Example Sentences
He becomes increasingly paranoid by the societal fixtures around him—a ticking clock, a ringing phone.
Reformers understood that constructive societal evolution was the antidote to socialist revolution.
Reactionaries were the industrialists, who wanted little or no societal change.
This has engendered an understandable search for an alternative standard to measure societal well-being.
Improving societal knowledge about the drug will be the next battlefield for the country.
Thermonuclear weapons, complemented over time by strong conventional forces, threatened societal damage to Russia.
The target set encompasses both military and societal values.
It is, therefore, the competition of life which is the societal element, and which produces societal organization.
The notion of societal welfare was not wanting, although it was never consciously put before themselves as their purpose.
Within any such societal status the great reason for any phenomenon is that it conforms to the mores of the time and place.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse