"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 [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-social_life-en-noun-hVQVFHhn Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 40 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 40 25 Disambiguation of 'interpersonal relationships': 80 17 3
  2. Those public activities performed in association with others for the purpose of pleasure. Categories (topical): Sociology 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 Disambiguation of Sociology: 26 64 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 53 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 50 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 54 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 59 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 42 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 53 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 58 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 40 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 40 25 Disambiguation of 'those public activities performed in association with others': 8 89 3
  3. Dating. Translations (dating): seurustelu (Finnish), randkowanie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-social_life-en-noun-A6ucb68e Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 40 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 40 25 Disambiguation of 'dating': 1 1 97

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