"way of life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ways of life [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ways of life}} way of life (plural ways of life)
  1. A style of living that reflects the attitudes of a person or group; a lifestyle. Related terms: lifeway Translations (style of living): δίαιτα (díaita) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), حَيَاة (ḥayāh) [feminine] (Arabic), طَرِيقَة فِي حَيَاة (ṭarīqa fī ḥayāh) [feminine] (Arabic), نَمَط حَيَاة (namaṭ ḥayāh) [masculine] (Arabic), ապրուստ (aprust) (Armenian), на́чин на живо́т (náčin na živót) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 生活方式 (shēnghuó fāngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 生態 (Chinese Mandarin), 生态 (shēngtài) (Chinese Mandarin), 方式 (fāngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), způsob života [masculine] (Czech), levevis [common-gender] (Danish), livsførelse [common-gender] (Danish), levned [neuter] (Danish), leefwijze [common-gender] (Dutch), elämäntapa (Finnish), mode de vie [masculine] (French), ცხოვრების წესი (cxovrebis c̣esi) (Georgian), ცხოვრების სტილი (cxovrebis sṭili) (Georgian), Lebensweise [feminine] (German), Lebensstil [masculine] (German), Lebensart [feminine] (German), 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌴𐍄 (usmēt) [neuter] (Gothic), τρόπος ζωής (trópos zoḯs) [masculine] (Greek), אֹרַח חַיִּים (óraẖ ẖayím) [masculine] (Hebrew), életmód (Hungarian), életvitel (Hungarian), modo di vivere [masculine] (Italian), 生活様式 (seikatsu yōshiki) (alt: せいかつようしき) (Japanese), 生き方 (ikikata) (alt: いきかた) (Japanese), ライフスタイル (raifusutairu) (Japanese), vīctus [masculine] (Latin), diaeta [feminine] (Latin), на́чин на жи́вот (náčin na žívot) [masculine] (Macedonian), на́чин на живе́ење (náčin na živéenje) [masculine] (Macedonian), бит (bit) [masculine] (Macedonian), livsform [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), livsform [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), biais de viure [masculine] (Occitan), tryb życia [masculine] (Polish), estilo de vida [masculine] (Portuguese), mod de trai (Romanian), о́браз жи́зни (óbraz žízni) [masculine] (Russian), стиль жи́зни (stilʹ žízni) [masculine] (Russian), dòigh-beatha [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), forma de vida [feminine] (Spanish), estilo de vida [masculine] (Spanish), yaşam tarzı (Turkish)

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      "sense": "style of living",
      "word": "生活様式"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いきかた",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ikikata",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "word": "生き方"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "raifusutairu",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "word": "ライフスタイル"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vīctus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diaeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "náčin na žívot",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́чин на жи́вот"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "náčin na živéenje",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́чин на живе́ење"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bit",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бит"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livsform"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "livsform"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biais de viure"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tryb życia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estilo de vida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "word": "mod de trai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óbraz žízni",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́браз жи́зни"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stilʹ žízni",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стиль жи́зни"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dòigh-beatha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forma de vida"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estilo de vida"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "style of living",
      "word": "yaşam tarzı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "way of life"
}

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