societal
[səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
Example Sentences
- "But his real legacy, which has touched each of us more than we will likely ever know, centers around a rather simple notion of spontaneous order of societal development."
- "While H5N1 flu is obviously lethal, some milder flus pose a greater societal threat, Professor Mathews says."
- ""It would also bring huge societal and economic benefits to all the regions of Britain, not just to London - helping the Government with its 'levelling up' agenda.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin societāslbor. Old French societé Middle French societébor. English society English -al English societal From society + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩]
- British English: [səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩]
Inflected Forms
more societal (comparative)
most societal (superlative)