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societally

societally

1 6.8
In a way that affects many people in a community or country
  • adverb
  • /səˈsaɪəˌtɑːli/
translation icon : socialmente
  • People who are narcissistic actually know what societally preferred behavior looks like.
  • societally approved

But what was going on societally was was pretty grim.

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Examples

  • Economic growth is spurred by a social system that prizes fairness and effectiveness—fairness being societally determined; effectiveness governed by the market.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Third, justice and conditions for the flourishing of persons and families require that the crucial contribution of socially reproductive labor or care work, including that performed in the domestic arena, be societally acknowledged and fairly rewarded, and that responsibility for such work be shared equitably among all adults.

    Academic text (2005)
  • And are we societally able to divorce the two?

  • But that standard is societally imposed, I now realize.

    Blog text (14)
  • But don't let the fact that it's societally hard to do stop you from doing it.

  • I do think, though, that societally we're more likely to blame a guy when a lawn is unkempt than a lady.

    Blog text (14)
  • Many of the women surveyed are in societally impactful fields like medicine, business, law, and education.

    Academic text (2018)
  • But you're really talking about what's going on societally and and and culturally.

  • What problem does this pose for individuals—both young and old—when the societally approved ways in which they deal with their drives are simply pastiches of media and social imagery?

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many of the women surveyed are in societally impactful fields like medicine, business, law, and education.

Synonyms

socially
vssocietally
181 1.6

In a way that involves people meeting and talking with others

focuses on large-scale groups and institutions rather than personal interactions

Antonyms

136 2.5

Happening one at a time and not with others

How Social

communally
3 4.1
socially
181 1.6
societally
1 6.8
locally
127 1.4
individually
136 2.5
privately
174 3.2

Surface Forms

societally positive

Morphology

societally = societal (transparent) = society + al + ly

The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'societal' using the productive suffix '-ly' meaning 'in a ... way'.

Etymology

Societally comes from society, which comes from the old Latin word socius, meaning 'companion' or 'partner', and you can see the same idea in social. So, societally means 'in a way that relates to society'.