noun (n)

• an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization(noun.group)

  source: wordnet30
• a formal association of people with similar interests(noun.group)

  Example:
  They formed a small lunch society.
  

  Synonym:
  club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club
  

  source: wordnet30
• the state of being with someone(noun.state)

  Example:
  He enjoyed the society of his friends.
  

  Synonym:
  companionship, company, fellowship
  

  source: wordnet30
• the fashionable elite(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set
  

  source: wordnet30
• The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.(noun)

  source: webster1913