Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

societally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: so-ci-etal-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a societal way.

Example Sentences

"societally acceptable"
"An experience here at the University of California, Berkeley, where I teach, suggests that if the content of the work itself is made more societally meaningful, women will enroll in droves."

Etymology

From societal + -ly.

Frequently Paired Words

culturally nationally socioculturally sociologically

Questions

What does societally mean?: In a societal way.
Where does societally come from?: From societal + -ly.

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