noun
contemporary customs and human nature; the ways of the world and people's lives
A yojijukugo referring to the social conditions and human behavior of the present age. Often used in literary or reflective contexts.
この小説は当時の世態人情をよく描いている。
This novel vividly depicts the customs and human nature of that era.
彼は世態人情に通じた人物だ。
He is a person well-versed in the ways of the world and human nature.
A yojijukugo composed of 世態 (social conditions) and 人情 (human nature). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a conventional literary expression.