lifestyle

American  

[lahyf-stahyl] / ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl /

Or life style,

noun

• lifestyles
  plural

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

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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 British  

/ 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

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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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lifestyles
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of lifestyle

First recorded in 1925–30; life + style

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Explanation

Your lifestyle is how you live, and it reflects who you are. You might try to look cool by adopting a rock star lifestyle of partying every night and sleeping all day, but you'd probably get pretty tired. A lifestyle can also reflect your attitude or your personal values. For example, you might have a very conservative lifestyle, which means you don't spend money on anything trivial or unnecessary, and you don't engage in silly activities. A glamorous lifestyle means you indulge in upscale, high-profile pursuits and live luxuriously. If you've got some bad habits, your doctor might encourage you to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and get more exercise and eat more carefully.

Example Sentences

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lifestyle lifestyles

I wrote everything down, began to publish articles here and there, and found a niche writing for food, travel and lifestyle periodicals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

This week, King Charles described the transatlantic slave trade as a "shameful chapter of history", scientists at Cern discovered the "zeptoverse", and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart apologised for her "screwed up" Halloween costume.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“There’s a reason that a nomadic lifestyle is often a solo one, and he will have some big choices to make if he wants to live in partnership with Erika.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Stewart built her success in the homemaking and lifestyle industries.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

If she hadn’t adopted the hippie lifestyle, she would have made a terrific Marine drill sergeant.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

So Farm learned to translate its distinct cultural identity into winter collections better suited to the lifestyles of customers who weren’t all beach-going Cariocas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"This shows how widespread docodonts were in the Northern Hemisphere and that this diverse group of animals developed very different lifestyles at an incredibly early stage," summarizes Martin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"For many people, they don't smoke or have expensive lifestyles, so froyo isn't viewed as food, it's viewed as an experience."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The researchers noted that healthier lifestyles that included diet, sleep, exercise and lack of smoking helped narrow the loss linked to social isolation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Multitudes of people had to leave their homes, and the shock to traditional lifestyles was enormous.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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