good life en · NOUN
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A life of material comforts and luxuries.
He sees them talking with a big smile / But they haven't got a clue / Yeah, they're livin' the good life / Can't see what he is going through
2013 May 31, Echosmith, Jeffery David, and Jesiah Dzwonek, “Cool Kids”, in Talking Dreams, performed by Echosmith:The good life, it feel like Atlanta / It feel like L.A., it feel like Miami
2007, “Good Life”, in Graduation, performed by Kanye West ft. T-Pain:The good life is out there, somewhere / So stay on my arm, you little charmer
1983, Johnny Marr and Morrissey, “Hand in Glove”, performed by The Smiths:At its 1990s and 2000s peak, Condé Nast captivated tens of millions of readers with its glossy manuals to the good life: Vogue and GQ for fashion, Vanity Fair for celebrity, Gourmet for food, Architectural Digest for real estate.
2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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(idiomatic) A way of living that is morally good, often one that is healthy and simple.
The couple lived the good life on a remote farm.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| good lives | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| the good life | canonical | lexicographic |
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fi hyvä elämä (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · tl magandang buhay (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · pl dolce vita (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · grc βίος (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · es vidón (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · nl goed leven (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · es vidorria (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · bcl marhay na buhay (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · pl słodkie życie (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · es vidorra (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · es vidurria (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · it dolce vita (a life of material comforts and luxuries) · cmn 美好的生活 (a life of material comforts and luxuries)