Social
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A festive gathering to foster introductions. A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married. Short for social security benefit, the UK government department responsible for administering such welfare benefit for its employees. Short for social security number.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Being extroverted or outgoing. Of or related to society.
Example sentence: Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
Societal
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
Example sentence: Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies - utopian images - can cause monstrous evil. In fact, forcefully changing society to conform to societal images was the greatest cause of evil in the twentieth century.