gesellschaft
noun
ge·sell·schaft gə-ˈzel-ˌshäft 
: a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons
also : a community or society characterized by this relationship compare gemeinschaft
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Last year's winning words were Feldenkrais and gesellschaft. 
Leada Gore, AL.com, 1 June 2017
Leada Gore, AL.com, 1 June 2017 Word History
Etymology
German, companionship, society
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
- groundswells
- groundward
- groundwards
- groundwater
- groundwater level
- groundwaters
- groundwood
- groundwoods
- groundwork
- groundworks
- groundy
- group
- Group A
- group agglutination
- group analysis
- Group B
- group banking
- group bonus
- group captain
- group discussion
- group dynamics
- group grope
- group home
- group house
- group life insurance