Specialist dictionary

Social history

Everyday life, social groups, communities, class and social change in the past.

Core vocabulary

70 featured terms

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Classnoun

people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

Communitynoun

a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout the Catholi…

Everydayadjective

commonplace and ordinary; "the familiar everyday world"

Familynoun

primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

Family unitnoun

primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

Labornoun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

Labournoun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

Lifenoun

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Livelinessnoun

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Migrationnoun

the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

Populationnoun

the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people…

Proletariatnoun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

Social classnoun

people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

Societynoun

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

Socio-economic classnoun

people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

Spiritnoun

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Sprightlinessnoun

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Stratumnoun

people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

Working classnoun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

Agriculturenoun

the class of people engaged in growing food

Airinessnoun

lightness in movement or manner

Alacritynoun

liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

Bourgeoisienoun

the social class between the lower and upper classes

Breezinessnoun

a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"

Brisknessnoun

liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

Brotherhoodnoun

people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"

Buoyancynoun

irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor"

Castenoun

a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

Castenoun

(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

Centernoun

politically moderate persons; centrists

Centrenoun

politically moderate persons; centrists

Civilizationnoun

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly pr…

Civilizationnoun

a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

Commonaltynoun

a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank

Commonsnoun

a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank

Couplenoun

a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

Craftnoun

people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"

Culturenoun

a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

Delicacynoun

lightness in movement or manner

Demimondenoun

a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

Domainnoun

people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"

Ebulliencenoun

overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

Elannoun

enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"

Energynoun

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

Enthusiasmnoun

overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

Espritnoun

liveliness of mind or spirit

Estatenoun

a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and…

Exuberancenoun

overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

Fraternitynoun

people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"

Gingernoun

liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"

Jauntinessnoun

a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"

Marketnoun

the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"

Marriagenoun

two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"

Matchnoun

a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

Muscularitynoun

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

Patriciatenoun

members of the patrician class.; "the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty."

Peasantrynoun

the class of peasants

Pertnessnoun

quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"

Smartnessnoun

liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

Sodalitynoun

people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"

Tradenoun

people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"

Underworldnoun

the criminal class

Vigornoun

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

Vigournoun

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

Vimnoun

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

Womannoun

women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"

Womanhoodnoun

women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"

Worldnoun

people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"

Yeomanrynoun

class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land

Familiaradjective

within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene…