societal

1. 1.

   relating to human society and its members

   “social institutions”

   “societal evolution”

   “societal forces”

   “social legislation”

   Synonymssocial

Questions about societal

What does societal mean?

societal means "relating to human society and its members".

How many syllables are in societal?

societal has 4 syllables: so-ci-e-tal. The stress falls on "ci". In IPA it is /səˈsaɪɪtəl/.

What is another word for societal?

Close synonyms include social. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is societal a common word?

societal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.