lifestyle

or life style, life-style

[ lahyf-stahyl ]

noun

1. the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.

adjective

1. pertaining to or catering to a certain lifestyle:

   unhealthy lifestyle choices; lifestyle advertising; a luxury lifestyle hotel.

2. (of a drug) used to treat a medical condition that is not life-threatening or painful:

   lifestyle drugs for baldness.

lifestyle

/ ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl /

noun

1. a set of attitudes, habits, or possessions associated with a particular person or group
2. such attitudes, etc, regarded as fashionable or desirable
3. 1. a luxurious semirural manner of living
   2. ( as modifier )

      a lifestyle property

adjective

1. suggestive of a fashionable or desirable lifestyle

   a lifestyle café

2. (of a drug) designed to treat problems, such as impotence or excess weight, which affect a person's quality of life rather than his or her health

Word History and Origins

Origin of lifestyle¹

First recorded in 1925–30; life + style

Example Sentences

During the study, researchers developed genetic predictors of psychiatric disorders using data from large-scale genetic studies including the psychiatric genomics consortium, genetic health and biopharmaceutical company 23andMe, and UK BioBank, a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing anonymised genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million consenting UK participants.

From Science Daily

The lifestyle saw Tai Yasharahyalah style himself as the head of a fictional country for which the couple made their own passports.

From BBC

And once you learn that and teach yourself that, it almost becomes a habit and lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times

She shares her lifestyle on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, where she’s amassed 11,000 followers.

From BBC

The soft girl lifestyle has been a microtrend on social media in different parts of the world since the late 2010s.

From BBC

Related Words

• behavior