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lifestyle

Or 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

    1. a luxurious semirural manner of living

    2. ( as modifier )

      a lifestyle property

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lifestyle1

First recorded in 1925–30; life + style
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Example Sentences

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But her next steps were clear as ever — instead of settling into a new apartment, she took on a nomadic lifestyle, with making new music as her only goal.

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These relationships remained significant even after adjusting for lifestyle habits and metabolic risk factors such as diet, exercise, and cholesterol.

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Amidst the hedonistic lifestyle, the duo were also drifting apart, but they managed to create a second classic album - the wayward, tense and aptly-titled The Art Of Falling Apart.

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"He was starting work but never had any intention of finishing it because he was spending too much of the money on lifestyle," she said.

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“I see no change in anyone’s lifestyle. No one’s taking a holiday…. People don’t have time for their friends, for their hobbies,” or for the “people they love,” Sewak said.

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