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Lebenswelt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: lāʹbənzvĕlt
  • /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/ approximate

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noun

Meaning 1

The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 1999, Simon Blackburn, Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy, chapter 7: The World, section 7: The Eye of the Beholder, page 260 (Oxford University Press, paperback, →ISBN The mind, for the idealist, creates the world we live in, the ‘Lebenswelt’ of our thoughts, imaginings, and perceptions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Lebenswelt: Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).