societal
pronunciation
How to pronounce societal in British English:
UK [səˈsaɪətl]
How to pronounce societal in American English:
US [səˈsaɪɪtl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to human society and its members
Word Origin
- societal (adj.)
- 1873, from society (adj.) + -al (1). Related: Societally. Earlier adjective was societarian (1822) "of or pertaining to society."
Example
- 1. And losing virginity is a societal benchmark for masculinity .
- 2. At a societal level , not much .
- 3. What are the societal implications of this research ?
- 4. It is also a result of societal factors .
- 5. What other pointless societal scams do you reject ?