Phrase guide

way of life

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A style of living that reflects the attitudes of a person or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lifestyle, lifeway, living, modus vivendi

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a course of conduct

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the path of virtue
  • we went our separate ways
  • our paths in life led us apart
  • genius usually follows a revolutionary path

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: way, path

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: course, course of action

Narrower terms: ambages, primrose path, straight and narrow, strait and narrow, Sunnah, Sunna, hadith, warpath

History

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Across languages

Translations

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mënyrë e jetës — style of living
  • Arabic: حَيَاة (ḥayāh) — style of living
  • Arabic: طَرِيقَة فِي حَيَاة (ṭarīqa fī ḥayāh) — style of living
  • Arabic: نَمَط حَيَاة (namaṭ ḥayāh) — style of living
  • Armenian: ապրուստ (aprust) — style of living
  • Azerbaijani: həyat tərzi — style of living
  • Belarusian: спо́саб жыцця́ (spósab žyccjá) — style of living
  • Belarusian: спо́саб жыцьця́ (spósab žycʹcjá) — style of living
  • Belarusian: лад жыцця́ (lad žyccjá) — style of living
  • Belarusian: лад жыцьця́ (lad žycʹcjá) — style of living
  • Bulgarian: на́чин на живо́т (náčin na živót) — style of living
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生活方式 (shēnghuó fāngshì) — style of living
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生態 /生态 (shēngtài) — style of living
  • Chinese Mandarin: 方式 (fāngshì) — style of living
  • Czech: způsob života — style of living
  • Czech: životní styl — style of living
  • Danish: levevis — style of living
  • Danish: livsførelse — style of living
  • Danish: levned — style of living
  • Danish: livsstil — style of living
  • Dutch: leefwijze — style of living
  • Estonian: eluviis — style of living
  • Estonian: elustiil — style of living
  • Finnish: elämäntapa — style of living
  • French: mode de vie — style of living
  • Georgian: ცხოვრების წესი (cxovrebis c̣esi) — style of living
  • Georgian: ცხოვრების სტილი (cxovrebis sṭili) — style of living
  • German: Lebensweise — style of living
  • German: Lebensstil — style of living
  • German: Lebensart — style of living
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌴𐍄 (usmēt) — style of living
  • Greek: τρόπος ζωής (trópos zoḯs) — style of living
  • Ancient Greek: δίαιτα (díaita) — style of living
  • Hebrew: אורח חיים — style of living
  • Hebrew: אֹרַח חַיִּים (órakh khayím) — style of living
  • Hindi: जीवनशैली (jīvanśailī) — style of living
  • Hindi: जीवनचर्या (jīvancaryā) — style of living
  • Hungarian: életmód — style of living
  • Hungarian: életvitel — style of living
  • Icelandic: líferni — style of living
  • Indonesian: gaya hidup — style of living
  • Italian: modo di vivere — style of living
  • Japanese: 生活様式 (seikatsu yōshiki) — style of living
  • Japanese: 生き方 (ikikata) — style of living
  • Japanese: ライフスタイル (raifusutairu) — style of living
  • Japanese: 生活方式 (seikatsu hōshiki) — style of living
  • Kazakh: тұрмыс дәстүрі (tūrmys dästürı) — style of living
  • Korean: 생활양식 (saenghwaryangsik) — style of living
  • Korean: 라이프 스타일 (raipeu seutail) — style of living
  • Korean: 생활방식 (saenghwalbangsik) — style of living
  • Kyrgyz: жашоо мүнөзү (jaşoo münözü) — style of living
  • Latin: vīctus — style of living
  • Latin: diaeta — style of living
  • Latin: modus vīvendī — style of living
  • Latvian: dzīvesveids — style of living
  • Lithuanian: gyvenimo būdas — style of living
  • Lithuanian: gyvensena — style of living
  • Macedonian: на́чин на жи́вот (náčin na žívot) — style of living
  • Macedonian: на́чин на живе́ење (náčin na živéenje) — style of living
  • Macedonian: бит (bit) — style of living
  • Malay: gaya hidup — style of living
  • Norwegian Bokmål: livsform — style of living
  • Norwegian Bokmål: livsstil — style of living
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: livsform — style of living
  • Occitan: biais de viure — style of living
  • Old English: drohtnoþ — style of living
  • Iranian Persian: سَبْکِ زِنْدِگی (sabk-e zendegi) — style of living
  • Iranian Persian: طَرْزِ زِنْدِگی (tarz-e zendegi) — style of living
  • Polish: tryb życia — style of living
  • Polish: styl życia — style of living
  • Portuguese: estilo de vida — style of living
  • Romanian: mod de trai — style of living
  • Russian: о́браз жи́зни (óbraz žízni) — style of living
  • Russian: стиль жи́зни (stilʹ žízni) — style of living
  • Russian: лайфста́йл (lajfstájl) — style of living
  • Scottish Gaelic: dòigh-beatha — style of living
  • Serbo-Croatian: животни стил — style of living
  • Serbo-Croatian: životni stil — style of living
  • Slovak: spôsob života — style of living
  • Slovak: životný štýl — style of living
  • Slovene: način življenja — style of living
  • Spanish: manera/forma de vida/vivir/vivencia — style of living
  • Spanish: modo de vida/vivir/vivencia — style of living
  • Spanish: manera/forma vital/vivencial — style of living
  • Spanish: modo vital/vivencial — style of living
  • Swedish: livsföring — style of living
  • Swedish: livsstil — style of living
  • Tajik: тарзи зиндагӣ (tarz-i zindagi) — style of living
  • Tajik: сабки зиндагӣ (sabk-i zindagi) — style of living
  • Turkish: yaşam tarzı — style of living
  • Ukrainian: спо́сіб життя́ (spósib žyttjá) — style of living
  • Ukrainian: триб життя́ (tryb žyttjá) — style of living
  • Ukrainian: укла́д життя́ (uklád žyttjá) — style of living
  • Uzbek: turmush tarzi — style of living
  • Vietnamese: lối sống — style of living