gesellschaft

[ German guh-zel-shahft ]

/ German gəˈzɛlˌʃɑft /

noun, plural ge·sell·schaf·ten [German guh-zel-shahf-tuhn]. /German gəˈzɛlˌʃɑf tən/. (often initial capital letter)

an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.

Sociology. a society or group characterized chiefly by formal organization, impersonal relations, the absence of generally held or binding norms, and a detachment from traditional and sentimental concerns, and often tending to be rationalistic and secular in outlook.

Compare gemeinschaft.

Origin of gesellschaft

1935–40; <German, equivalent to Geselle companion + -schaft-ship

Words nearby gesellschaft

Gerzean, Gesamtkunstwerk, geschrei, Gesell, Gesell Developmental Schedules, gesellschaft, Gesner, gesneria, gesneriad, gesneria family, Gessen

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Example sentences from the Web for gesellschaft

So Pohl, who wrote a history of the Gesellschaft, informed Thayer in a note.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Too modest to publish his compositions, he willed them to the archives of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
In the library of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2)|Florence May
Schindler somewhere censures the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde for its long delay in making Beethoven an honorary member.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

In 1863 the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde of Vienna decided to take charge of my grave, it having been neglected.
Harper's Young People, July 12, 1881|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gesellschaft

gesellschaft

/ (German ɡəˈzɛlʃaft) /

noun plural -schaften (German -ʃaftən)

(often capital) a social group held together by practical concerns, formal and impersonal relationships, etcCompare gemeinschaft

Word Origin for gesellschaft

German, literally: society

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gesellschaft
释义	gesellschaft [ German guh-zel-shahft ] / German gəˈzɛlˌʃɑft / noun, plural ge·sell·schaf·ten [German guh-zel-shahf-tuhn]. /German gəˈzɛlˌʃɑf tən/. (often initial capital letter) an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons. Sociology. a society or group characterized chiefly by formal organization, impersonal relations, the absence of generally held or binding norms, and a detachment from traditional and sentimental concerns, and often tending to be rationalistic and secular in outlook. Compare gemeinschaft. Origin of gesellschaft 1935–40; <German, equivalent to Geselle companion + -schaft-ship Words nearby gesellschaft Gerzean, Gesamtkunstwerk, geschrei, Gesell, Gesell Developmental Schedules, gesellschaft, Gesner, gesneria, gesneriad, gesneria family, Gessen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gesellschaft So Pohl, who wrote a history of the Gesellschaft, informed Thayer in a note. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer Too modest to publish his compositions, he willed them to the archives of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer In the library of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2)\|Florence May Schindler somewhere censures the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde for its long delay in making Beethoven an honorary member. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer In 1863 the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde of Vienna decided to take charge of my grave, it having been neglected. Harper's Young People, July 12, 1881\|Various British Dictionary definitions for gesellschaft gesellschaft / (German ɡəˈzɛlʃaft) / noun plural -schaften (German -ʃaftən) (often capital) a social group held together by practical concerns, formal and impersonal relationships, etcCompare gemeinschaft Word Origin for gesellschaft German, literally: society Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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