"social life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: social lives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|social lives}} social life (plural social lives)
  1. An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public. Translations (interpersonal relationships): sosiaalinen elämä (Finnish), vie sociale [feminine] (French), życie społeczne [neuter] (Polish), vida social (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-social_life-en-noun-hVQVFHhn Disambiguation of 'interpersonal relationships': 86 11 3
  2. Those public activities performed in association with others for the purpose of pleasure. Translations (those public activities performed in association with others): yhteiskuntaelämä (Finnish), vie sociale [feminine] (French), 社会生活 (shakai seikatsu) (Japanese), ソーシャルライフ (sōsharu raifu) (Japanese), życie towarzyskie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-social_life-en-noun-tJqw0Wea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 51 9 Disambiguation of 'those public activities performed in association with others': 7 90 4
  3. Dating. Translations (dating): seurustelu (Finnish), randkowanie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-social_life-en-noun-A6ucb68e Disambiguation of 'dating': 1 1 97

Inflected forms

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