society in WordNet English dictionary

1. the fashionable elite
   society  high society  beau monde  smart set  bon ton 
   
2. a formal association of people with similar interests
   "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
   club  social club  society  guild  gild  lodge  order 
   
3. the state of being with someone
   "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
   company  companionship  fellowship  society 
   
4. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
   society