Dictionary

lifestyle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
• (Southern-England) audio
• līfʹstīl'

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life English style English lifestyle From life + style.

Meanings

1. A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
   • Don't leave me stranded here / I can't get used to this lifestyle 1988, “(Nothing But) Flowers”, in Naked, performed by Talking Heads:
   • I ended my aimless-roaming-short-term-odd-jobs lifestyle and joyfully went to work at a local restaurant in Langley Park, Maryland, as a carhop. 2005, H Reese Scott, Embracing Emily:
   • The Neolithic Revolution (about 8000-3000 B.C.E.) was characterized by people moving from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles. 2004, Monty Armstrong, David Daniel, Abby Kanarek, Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2004-2005, The Princeton Review, page 328:
   • And yet queer and transgender people are finding a place in a lifestyle that, at least online, often occupies the same digital space as content from conservative creators, said Devin Proctor, an assistant professor of anthropology at Elon University in North Carolina who studies how we construct identities online. 2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN:
   • As we scroll through the curated lifestyles of the influencers we follow on Instagram or YouTube, it can seem like they have it all together and never had to suffer a day in their lives. 2023 January 19, Kristen Rogers, Megan Marples and Rachel Fadem, “Life lessons from 6 money and lifestyle coaches”, in CNN:
2. The totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group.

Forms

Deriveds

lifestylism · lifestyle inflation · alternative lifestyle · lifestyler · wifestyle · lifestylist · lifestyle drug · lifestyle disease · lifestyle creep · lifestyle block

Synonyms

way of life · lifeway

Translations (76)

fo lívsháttur (style of living) · mi kātū noho (style of living) · pdt Läwensstiel (style of living) · fr hygiène de vie (style of living) · yi לעבנסטיל (style of living) · tr hayat tarzı (style of living) · la vīctus (style of living) · grc δίαιτα (style of living) · ga stíl mhaireachtála (style of living) · pt estilo de vida (style of living) · tr yaşam biçimi (style of living) · tr yaşantı (style of living) · mhr илышкокла (style of living) · oc biais de viure (style of living) · cs způsob života (style of living) · fo lívsstílur (style of living) · ms gaya hidup (style of living) · eu bizimodu (style of living) · cy ffordd o fyw (style of living) · ta வாழ்க்கை முறை (style of living) · mi āhua noho (style of living) · th วิถีชีวิต (style of living) · ia stilo de vita (style of living) · got 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌴𐍄 (style of living) · ta வாழ்வியல் (style of living) · th ไลฟ์สไตล์ (style of living) · el τρόπος ζωής (style of living) · mk жи́вотен стил (style of living) · bg начин на живот (style of living) · lt gyvensena (style of living) · es estilo/género vital/vivencial (style of living) · gl estilo de vida (style of living) · cmn 生活方式 (style of living) · cs životní styl (style of living) · de Lebensweise (style of living) · lv dzīvesveids (style of living) · kmr şêwaza jiyanê (style of living) · kk тұрмыс қалпы (style of living) · ja 生き方 (style of living) · gd dòigh-beatha (style of living) · fr mode de vie (style of living) · de Lebensstil (style of living) · tr yaşam tarzı (style of living) · ru о́браз жи́зни (style of living) · eo vivostilo (style of living) · alt јӱрӱмниҥ кеби (style of living) · ja 生活様式 (style of living) · hu életmód (style of living) · es vivienda (style of living) · cmn 生態 /生态 (style of living) · pl tryb życia (style of living) · hi जीवनचर्या (style of living) · fi elämäntapa (style of living) · eo vivmaniero (style of living) · af leefstyl (style of living) · ru лайфста́йл (style of living) · it stile di vita (style of living) · cmn 方式 (style of living) · ro stil de viață (style of living) · ar نَمَط الحَيَاة (style of living) · sv livsstil (style of living) · ru стиль жи́зни (style of living) · eu bizimolde (style of living) · es género/estilo de vida/vivir/vivencia (style of living) · hi जीवनशैली (style of living) · ja 生活 (style of living) · nl levensstijl (style of living) · is lífsstíll (style of living) · kk өмір салты (style of living) · he אֹרַח חַיִּים (style of living) · ja ライフスタイル (style of living) · de Lebenswandel (style of living) · no livsstil (style of living) · da livsstil (style of living) · ca estil de vida (style of living) · pl styl życia (style of living)